Round hole square wood
Round hole square wood, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Yu á NK ǒ NGF ā NGM ù, which means to put square wood into a round hole. Metaphors are not compatible. From the biography of lanterns in Jingde.
The origin of Idioms
According to the Song Dynasty's Shi Daoyuan's biography of lanterns in Jingde, "if you use the limited mind for the infinite, it's like making a round hole with a square wood."
Idiom usage
As an object or attributive.
Round hole square wood
Thirty year Hedong, thirty year River - sān shí nián hé dōng,sān sh
an exalted discussion and extensive statement - chóng lùn hóng yì
strike the head on the ground and call on heaven - qiāng dì hū tiān
safeguard the country and its people - hù guó yòu mín