zao2
záo
chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel or dig; certain; authentic; irrefutable; also pr.

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穿凿 穿鑿 chuan1 zao2
穿
chuānzáo
to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation

穿凿附会 穿鑿附會 chuan1 zao2 fu4 hui4
穿
chuānzáohuì
to make far-fetched claims (idiom); to offer outlandish explanations

方枘圆凿 方枘圓鑿 fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2
fāngruìyuánzáo
to put a square peg in a round hole; incompatible (idiom)

开凿 開鑿 kai1 zao2
kāizáo
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)

确凿 確鑿 que4 zao2
quèzáo
definite; conclusive; undeniable; authentic; also pr.

确凿不移 確鑿不移 que4 zao2 bu4 yi2
quèzáo
established and irrefutable (idiom)

枘凿 枘鑿 rui4 zuo4
ruìzuò
incompatible

榫凿 榫鑿 sun3 zao2
sǔnzáo
mortise chisel

妄生穿凿 妄生穿鑿 wang4 sheng1 chuan1 zao2
穿
wàngshēngchuānzáo
a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

圆凿方枘 圓鑿方枘 yuan2 zao2 fang1 rui4
yuánzáofāngruì
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿

凿壁偷光 鑿壁偷光 zao2 bi4 tou1 guang1
záotōuguāng
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship

凿井 鑿井 zao2 jing3
záojǐng
to dig a well

凿空 鑿空 zao2 kong1
záokōng
to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road

凿枘 鑿枘 zao2 rui4
záoruì
to fit like mortise and tenon

凿石场 鑿石場 zao2 shi2 chang3
záoshíchǎng
rock quarry

凿岩 鑿岩 zao2 yan2
záoyán
(rock) drilling

凿岩机 鑿岩機 zao2 yan2 ji1
záoyán
rock drill

凿子 鑿子 zao2 zi3
záo
chisel