操斧伐柯 in English cao1 fu3 fa2 ke1 Meaning

Meanings

  • (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
  • metaphorically to follow a principle
  • metaphorically to act as matchmaker

Simplified Characters

操 斧 伐 柯

Traditional Characters

操 斧 伐 柯

Pinyin

cao1 fu3 fa2 ke1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

操cao1old variant of 操[cao1] 斧fu3hatchet 伐fa2to cut down 柯ke1surname Ke