| 方枘圆凿 |
fāng ruì yuán záo |
lit. like a square peg in a round hole (idiom) / fig. incompatible |
| 方 |
Fāng |
surname Fang |
| 方 |
fāng |
square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter |
| 枘 |
ruì |
tenon / tool handle / wedge |
| 圆 |
yuán |
circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) |
| 凿 |
záo |
(bound form) chisel / to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig / (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4] |