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方鑿圓枘
fāng​záo​yuán​ruì

square peg in a round hole

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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

References

same_as 圜凿方枘/圜鑿方枘 → 方凿圆枘/方鑿圓枘
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