created sense approved 伐柯 · fákē · to act as a matchmaker — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
伐柯
fákē
to act as a matchmaker
To act as a matchmaker; to broker a marriage.
fākē
伐 (literal) → 伐 · fá · matchmaker 柯 (literal) → 柯 · kē · ax handle
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created sense approved 伐柯 · fákē · to cut wood for an axe handle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
伐柯
fákē
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
fākē
伐 (literal) → 伐 · fá · to fell 柯 (literal) → 柯 · kē · ax handle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 伐柯 · fákē · "Cutting an Axe Handle" — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
伐柯
fákē
"Cutting an Axe Handle"
Title of a poem in the "Book of Songs" [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]], often used to praise the mediation of a wise person
fākē
伐 (literal) → 伐 · fá · to fell 柯 (literal) → 柯 · kē · ax handle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition