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伐柯
fá​kē

to act as a matchmaker

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 操斧伐柯 cāo​fǔ​fá​kē to follow an existing pattern
    Literally meaning to hold an ax to cut an ax handle, from the Book of Songs [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]]; used to describe following a principle or using a nearby example as a model; can also refer to acting as a matchmaker
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