方凿圆枘
fāng​záo​yuán​ruì

square peg in a round hole

  • created sense approved 方凿圆枘/方鑿圓枘 · fāng​záo​yuán​ruì · square peg in a round hole — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    方凿圆枘 / 方鑿圓枘

    fāng​záo​yuán​ruì

    square peg in a round hole

    to be incompatible or a poor fit; refers to a square peg and a round hole that do not match

    方 (literal) → 方 · fāng · square 凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · mortise 圆 (literal) → 圆/圓 · yuán · round 枘 (literal) → 枘 · ruì · tenon

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense