yuán
záo
fāng
ruì

idiom
common
literary

Meaning of 圆凿方枘

圆凿方枘 means incompatible; mutually unsuited; like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Pronounced yuán záo fāng ruì.

  • incompatible; mutually unsuited; like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole

Definitions & Examples

men
liǎng
rén
de
xìng
yuán
záo
fāng
ruì
 
gēn
běn
zuò
 

Their personalities are completely incompatible, making it impossible for them to work together.

Zhè
zhǒng
yuán
záo
fāng
ruì
de
pèi
zhù
dìng
huì
chéng
gōng
 

This kind of mismatched pairing is destined to fail.

de
xiǎng
gōng
de
chuán
tǒng
yuán
záo
fāng
ruì
 
suǒ
hěn
nán
tuī
xíng
 

His ideas are incompatible with the company's traditions, so they are difficult to implement.