Definition & Meaning

incompatible; like a square peg in a round hole; not in agreement with each other

Word usage

fāng ruì yuán záo

方 枘 圆 凿

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slmetaincompatible; like a square peg in a round hole; not in agreement with each other
- tài lè míng xiǎn bù shì hé zuò zhè xiàng gōng zuò jiǎn zhí jiù shì fāng ruì yuán záo
  泰勒明显不适合做这项工作，简直就是方枘圆凿。
  Taylor is clearly the wrong man for the job, a square peg in a round hole.
synonym
gé gé bù rù格格不入 shuǐ huǒ bù róng水火不容
antonym
yī pāi jí hé一拍即合

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Note
1."枘" cannot be pronounced as "nèi"； 2."凿" cannot be pronounced as "zuò".

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