created sense approved 穿凿/穿鑿 · chuānzáo · to dig — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
穿凿 / 穿鑿
chuānzáo
to dig
To dig a hole; to bore; to tunnel through or open up a path via excavation.
chuānzuò
穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pierce 凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · to chisel
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 穿凿/穿鑿 · chuānzáo · to give a strained interpretation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
穿凿 / 穿鑿
chuānzáo
to give a strained interpretation
To give a forced or far-fetched interpretation of something, often by distorting the original meaning; frequently used in the four-character phrase [[穿凿附会|穿鑿附會|chuan1 zao2 fu4 hui4]]
chuānzuò
穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pass through 凿 (literal) → 凿/鑿 · záo · to chisel
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition