方枘圓鑿
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Chinese
[edit]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 | ||
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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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]方枘圓鑿