方枘圓鑿

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	tenon; tool handle	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	chisel
trad. (方枘圓鑿)		方	枘	圓	鑿
simp. (方枘圆凿)		方	枘	圆	凿
Literally: “square peg in a round hole”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fāngruìyuánzuò

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ jeoi⁶ jyun⁴ zok⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fāngruìyuánzuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fangruèiyuánzuò
  - Wade–Giles: fang¹-jui⁴-yüan²-tso⁴
  - Yale: fāng-rwèi-ywán-dzwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangrueyyuantzuoh
  - Palladius: фанжуйюаньцзо (fanžujjuanʹczo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fong¹ jeoi⁶ jyun⁴ zok⁶
  - Yale: fōng yeuih yùhn johk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ joey⁶ jyn⁴ dzok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ yêu⁶ yun⁴ zog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɵy̯²² jyːn²¹ t͡sɔːk̚²/

Idiom

方枘圓鑿

incompatible; square peg in a round hole

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