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凿
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Definitions
- 1. chisel
- 2. to bore a hole
- 3. to chisel or dig
- 4. (literary) (bound form) certain
- 5. authentic
- 6. irrefutable
- 7. also pr. [zuò]
Words Containing 凿
(literary) compatible (lit. \mortise and tenon\)
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
to bore a hole
rock drill
to put a square peg in a round hole
a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
to fit like mortise and tenon
(rock) drilling
chisel
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fāng ruì yuán záo]
to open an aperture
to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
mortise chisel
to dig a well
definite
to scuttle (a ship)
rock quarry
established and irrefutable (idiom)
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)