- 方枘圆凿
- fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2to put a square peg in a round hole, incompatible (idiom)* * *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* * *方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿 [fāng ruì yuán záo] ► to put a square peg in a round hole ► incompatible (idiom)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.