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
courage of a warrior and the soul of a musician - jiàn dǎn qín xīn
seek death or glory on the battlefield - xiào sǐ jiāng chǎng
dream of being a successful writer - mèng bǐ shēng huā
Be indomitable in the face of danger - lín wēi bù náo