Senses
伐柯 to act as a matchmaker
To act as a matchmaker; to broker a marriage.
伐柯 to cut wood for an axe handle
To cut wood to make an axe handle; (metaphorical) to have a model or principle close at hand to follow
伐柯 "Cutting an Axe Handle"
Title of a poem in the "Book of Songs" 诗经 , often used to praise the mediation of a wise person