操斧伐柯
操斧伐柯
cāo fǔ fá kē
(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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- (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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伐柯(fá kē)· (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
→五经(Wǔ jīng)· the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
→俾昼作夜(bǐ zhòu zuò yè)· to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
→六经(Liù jīng)· Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
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