Ministry of Education 《Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary》

Word	斲方為圓
Bopomofo	`ㄓㄨㄛ^ˊ` `ㄈㄤ` `ㄨㄟ^ˊ` `ㄩㄢ^ˊ`
Hanyu pinyin	zhuó fāng wéi yuán
Interpretation	將方形物砍削成圓形。比喻人心由端正變為圓滑。漢．荀悅《前漢紀．卷二五．成帝紀二》：「撓直為曲，斲方為圓，穢素絲之潔，推亮直之心。」

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