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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

操斧伐柯

cāo fǔ fá kē

Definition

  1. (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
  2. (fig.) to follow a principle
  3. (fig.) to act as matchmaker

Character Decomposition

操
=
扌
+
喿
斧
=
父
+
斤
伐
=
亻
+
戈
柯
=
木
+
可

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