方枘圆凿

方枘圆凿
fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2
to put a square peg in a round hole, incompatible (idiom)
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方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán zuò
(形容格格不入) put a round peg in a square hole; like a square tenon for a round mortice -- at variance with each other; a person unsuited to the position he fills
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方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿 [fāng ruì yuán záo] to put a square peg in a round hole incompatible (idiom)

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  • — ruì (1)  ㄖㄨㄟˋ (2) 榫头, 用以插入另一部分的榫眼, 使两部分连接起来: ~凿( 方枘圆凿 的简语, 喻格格不入)。 (3) 郑码: FLOD, U: 6798, GBK: E8C4 (4) 笔画数: 8, 部首: 木, 笔顺编号: 12342534 …   International standard chinese characters dictionary

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