鋙 (yǔ) - Wu — refers to a state of being & used in the word 鉏鋙 (chú yǔ), meaning

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鋙 · yǔ

Wu — refers to a state of being ill-fitting or incompatible;

used in the word 鉏鋙 (chú yǔ), meaning 'not fitting together properly' or 'discordant'.

Wu — refers to a state of beingused in the word 鉏鋙 (chú yǔ), meaning

Usage highlights

鉏鋙不合意見鉏鋙互相鉏鋙齒牙鉏鋙鉏鋙難入

Synonyms

  • 齟齬— discordance, disagreement (more common variant)
  • 不合— not matching, incompatible
  • 衝突— conflict, clash

Antonyms

  • 契合— to fit together perfectly
  • 吻合— to coincide, to match exactly
  • 和諧— harmonious, in agreement

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The gears were not meshing properly (鉏鋙不合).
  • Their opinions were incompatible (意見鉏鋙).
  • The parts did not fit together well (部件鉏鋙).

Collocations

  • chú yǔ bù hé(鉏鋙不合)
  • yì jiàn chú yǔ(意見鉏鋙)
  • hù xiāng chú yǔ(互相鉏鋙)
  • chǐ yá chú yǔ(齒牙鉏鋙)
  • chú yǔ nán rù(鉏鋙難入)

Idioms

  • Gears that don't mesh properly(鉏鋙不合)
  • Conflicting opinions that don't align(意見鉏鋙)
  • Teeth that don't fit together(齒牙鉏鋙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 鋙 is primarily used in classical Chinese and literary contexts to describe mechanical or conceptual misfits.
  • The character appears most commonly in the compound 鉏鋙, which describes physical or metaphorical incompatibility.
  • As a rare character, it carries an archaic and scholarly tone in modern usage.

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