執柯
zhí​kē

to act as a matchmaker

  • created sense approved 执柯/執柯 · zhí​kē · to act as a matchmaker — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    执柯 / 執柯

    zhí​kē

    to act as a matchmaker

    to act as a matchmaker; literary expression based on a classic poem where cutting a handle for an axe is compared to needing a matchmaker to find a wife

    执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 柯 (literal) → 柯 · kē · ax handle

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