操斧伐柯

1. • How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax

     cf Book of Songs

2. • fig. to follow a principle
3. • fig. to act as matchmaker

Character by character

• 操(cāo)grasp
• 斧(fǔ)hatchet
• 伐(fá)cut down
• 柯(kē)surname Ke