(bound form) chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel / to dig / (literary) certain / authentic / irrefutable / also pr. []
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definite / conclusive / undeniable / authentic / also pr. []
chisel
to dig a well
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
(rock) drilling
rock drill
see 枘鑿|枘凿[]
to scuttle (a ship)
rock quarry
to open an aperture / (extended meaning) to cut a way through / to open up a road
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[]
a forced analogy (idiom) / to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
(lit.) like a square peg in a round hole (idiom) / (fig.) incompatible
incompatible (abbr. for 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[]) / (literary) compatible (lit. "mortise and tenon")
mortise chisel
established and irrefutable (idiom)
to bore a hole / to give a forced interpretation
(idiom) to make far-fetched claims / to offer outlandish explanations
(idiom) to speak with conviction
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[]
(dialect) stubborn / obstinate / inflexible
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27