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穿鑿

穿凿

chuānzáo

to bore a hole
to give a forced interpretation

(figurative) to give an implausible and far-fetched interpretation
to dig; to open up
to give an implausible and far-fetched interpretation

勉強解釋，牽強附會
挖開，打通

Entry Composition

to wear
to put on
to dress
to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to penetrate
to pass through
to thread

(bound form) chisel
to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
(literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
also pr. zuò

Containing this entry

wàngshēngchuānzáo

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

chuānzáofùhuì

(idiom) to make far-fetched claims; to offer outlandish explanations

Related entries

to bore a hole
to drill
drilled hole