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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 操斧伐柯 [ㄘㄠ ㄈㄨˇ ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ; cao1 fu3 fa2 ke1]
 (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
 fig. to follow a principle
 fig. to act as match-maker