human being(yuán lú fāng zhǐ)

human being

Round head and square toe, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Yu á NL ú f āǐ, meaning square feet and round head, refers to human. From Huainanzi · spiritual training.

Notes on Idioms

Skull: skull; toe: foot.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi · spiritual training": "therefore, the circle of the head is like the sky, and the square of the foot is like the earth."

Idiom usage

To be the subject or object of; refer to

Examples

"Chen Gaozu Ji" in Southern History: "the square toes and round skull, never leave one."

He has a round skull and square toes. On equality by Zhang Binglin in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: round head, square foot, round top, square toe

Chinese PinYin : yuán lú fāng zhǐ