圆孔方木 — “To be ill-suited or incompatible”
圆孔方木 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ill-suited or incompatible”. Like a square peg in a round hole. Literally, “Round hole, square wood”.
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圆孔方木 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他俩的性格完全不同，在一起简直是圆孔方木，怎么也合不来。
Their personalities are completely different; being together is like a square peg in a round hole, they just can't get along.
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What does 圆孔方木 mean?
圆孔方木 (yuán kǒng fāng mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ill-suited or incompatible”.
How do you pronounce 圆孔方木?
圆孔方木 is pronounced yuán kǒng fāng mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 圆孔方木 literally mean?
Literally, 圆孔方木 means “Round hole, square wood”. It is used to mean “to be ill-suited or incompatible”.
What is the Chinese definition of 圆孔方木?
把方木头放到圆孔里去。比喻二者不能投合。