fá​kē

to act as a matchmaker

Senses

伐柯 fá​kē (also fā​kē) to act as a matchmaker

To act as a matchmaker; to broker a marriage.

伐柯 fá​kē (also fā​kē) 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 fá​kē (also fā​kē) "Cutting an Axe Handle"

Title of a poem in the "Book of Songs" 诗经 shī​jīng, often used to praise the mediation of a wise person

References

see 操斧伐柯/操斧伐柯 伐柯/伐柯