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): ㄈㄤ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ jeoi⁶ jyun⁴ zok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngruìyuánzuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄖㄨㄟˋ 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

1. incompatible; square peg in a round hole