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操斧伐柯
Mandarin · pinyin cāo fǔ fá kē
Meanings
- (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
- fig. to follow a principle
- fig. to act as matchmaker
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1–3–2–1 · cao1 fu3 fa2 ke1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cou1 fu2 fat6 o1
Cantonese word readings for 操斧伐柯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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cou1 fu2 fat6 o1
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