凿鑿

xác thực; chắc chắn; không thể chối cãi; đích xác

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 dig a well

lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship

chisel

(rock) drilling

rock drill

see 枘鑿|枘凿[rui4 zao2]

variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[zao2 si3 mao3 zi5]

(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible

to scuttle (a ship)

rock quarry

to open an aperture; (extended meaning) to cut a way through; to open up a road

to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)

see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fang1 rui4 yuan2 zao2]

a forced analogy (idiom); to jump to an unwarranted conclusion

(lit.) like a square peg in a round hole (idiom); (fig.) incompatible