Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「方枘圜鑿」, with more below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「方枘圜鑿」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
A square peg will not fit into a round chisel. A metaphor for being incompatible and unable to fit together. Same as “a square peg in a round hole”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fāng ruì huán záo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fong1 yeui6 won1 jok6
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