Square chisel and round peg(fāng záo yuán ruì)

Square chisel and round peg

Square peg, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ā ngz á oyu á NRU ì, which means square peg can't fit into round chisel; metaphor is out of place and can't match. From Jiubian.

Idiom explanation

Chisel: mortise; PEG: tenon.

The origin of Idioms

In the Warring States period, Chu and Song Yu's Jiu Bian: "round chisels and square pegs, I firmly know that they are difficult to enter because of discord."

Analysis of Idioms

Square peg and round chisel

Idiom usage

As an object or attributive. However, we take Gongyang and Guliang as examples to interpret Zuoshi. This is called guanshuangyu, which can be used to make silk and hemp? (preface to spring and Autumn Annals by Kong Yingda, Tang Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : fāng záo yuán ruì