操斧伐柯 cāo fǔ fá kē ㄘㄠ ㄈㄨˇ ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ cou1 fu2 fat6 o1
- (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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操
- 情操 qíng cāo ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄠ cing4 cou3 sentiments
- 操作 cāo zuò ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cou1 zok3 to work
- 操劳 操勞 cāo láo ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊ cou1 lou4 to work hard
- 操场 操場 cāo chǎng ㄘㄠ ㄔㄤˇ cou1 coeng4 playground
- 操心 cāo xīn ㄘㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ cou1 sam1 to worry about
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- 操控 cāo kòng ㄘㄠ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cou1 hung3 to control
- 操纵 操縱 cāo zòng ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄥˋ cou1 zung3 to operate
- 体操 體操 tǐ cāo ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄠ tai2 cou1 gymnastic
- 做操 zuò cāo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠ zou6 cou1 to do exercises
- 出操 chū cāo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠ ceot1 cou1 to drill
- 基操 jī cāo ㄐㄧ ㄘㄠ gei1 cou1 (slang) the norm; typical behavior; nothing out of the ordinary; just what you'd expect (often used ironically) (abbr. for 基本操作)
- 实操 實操 shí cāo ㄕˊ ㄘㄠ sat6 cou1 to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc)
- 微操 wēi cāo ㄨㄟ ㄘㄠ mei4 cou1 to micromanage
- 我操 wǒ cào ㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄠˋ ngo5 cou1 (substitute for 我肏) fuck
- 操典 cāo diǎn ㄘㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇ cou1 din2 drill book
- 操刀 cāo dāo ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠ cou1 dou1 to hold a knife
- 操切 cāo qiè ㄘㄠ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cou1 cit3 rash
- 操坪 cāo píng ㄘㄠ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou1 ping4 drill ground
- 操守 cāo shǒu ㄘㄠ ㄕㄡˇ cou3 sau2 personal integrity
- 操屄 cào bī ㄘㄠˋ ㄅㄧ variant of 肏屄
斧
- 斧子 fǔ zi ㄈㄨˇ ˙ㄗ fu2 zi2 axe
- 斧头 斧頭 fǔ tóu ㄈㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ fu2 tau2 ax
- 宽斧 寬斧 kuān fǔ ㄎㄨㄢ ㄈㄨˇ fun1 fu2 broadax
- 战斧 戰斧 zhàn fǔ ㄓㄢˋ ㄈㄨˇ zin3 fu2 battle-ax
- 斧正 fǔ zhèng ㄈㄨˇ ㄓㄥˋ fu2 zing3 (polite) please amend my writing
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- 板斧 bǎn fǔ ㄅㄢˇ ㄈㄨˇ baan2 fu2 broad axe
- 资斧 資斧 zī fǔ ㄗ ㄈㄨˇ zi1 fu2 (literary) money for a journey
- 刀斧手 dāo fǔ shǒu ㄉㄠ ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ dou1 fu2 sau2 lictor
- 不避斧钺 不避斧鉞 bù bì fǔ yuè ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ bat1 bei6 fu2 jyut6 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
- 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ dou1 geoi3 fu2 jyut6 knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
- 大刀阔斧 大刀闊斧 dà dāo kuò fǔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ daai6 dou1 fut3 fu2 bold and decisive
- 斧钺之诛 斧鉞之誅 fǔ yuè zhī zhū ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ ㄓㄨ fu2 jyut6 zi1 zyu1 to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed
- 斧钺汤镬 斧鉞湯鑊 fǔ yuè tāng huò ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄤ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fu2 jyut6 tong1 wok6 battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
- 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 Bān mén nòng fǔ ㄅㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
- 神工鬼斧 shén gōng guǐ fǔ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ san4 gung1 gwai2 fu2 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
- 镰刀斧头 鐮刀斧頭 lián dāo fǔ tóu ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠ ㄈㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ lim4 dou1 fu2 tau4 the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)
- 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
伐
- 步伐 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bou6 fat6 pace
- 伐木 fá mù ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ fat6 muk6 to cut wood
- 伐柯 fá kē ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ fat6 o1 (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 吊伐 弔伐 diào fá ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ to console the people by punishing the tyrants (abbr. for 吊民伐罪)
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- 征伐 zhēng fá ㄓㄥ ㄈㄚˊ zing1 fat6 to go on or send a punitive expedition
- 采伐 採伐 cǎi fá ㄘㄞˇ ㄈㄚˊ coi2 fat6 to fell
- 攻伐 gōng fá ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˊ gung1 fat6 to attack
- 滥伐 濫伐 làn fá ㄌㄢˋ ㄈㄚˊ laam6 fat6 to denude
- 盗伐 盜伐 dào fá ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ dou6 fat6 to unlawfully fell trees
- 砍伐 kǎn fá ㄎㄢˇ ㄈㄚˊ ham2 fat6 to hew
- 禁伐 jìn fá ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄈㄚˊ gam3 fat6 a ban on logging
- 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá ㄊㄠˇ ㄈㄚˊ tou2 fat6 to suppress by armed force
- 伐木场 伐木場 fá mù chǎng ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄔㄤˇ fat6 muk6 coeng4 a logging area
- 北伐军 北伐軍 běi fá jūn ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄣ bak1 fat6 gwan1 the Northern Expeditionary Army
- 伐木工人 fá mù gōng rén ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ fat6 muk6 gung1 jan4 lumberjack
- 假道伐虢 jiǎ dào fá Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 dou6 fat6 gwik1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 口诛笔伐 口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄚˊ hau2 zyu1 bat1 fat6 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
- 大张挞伐 大張撻伐 dà zhāng tà fá ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄊㄚˋ ㄈㄚˊ daai6 zoeng1 daat3 fat6 (idiom) to launch an all-out attack
柯
- 伐柯 fá kē ㄈㄚˊ ㄎㄜ fat6 o1 (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
- 傅柯 Fù kē ㄈㄨˋ ㄎㄜ fu6 o1 Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher (Tw)
- 古柯 gǔ kē ㄍㄨˇ ㄎㄜ gu2 o1 (botany) coca (source of cocaine)
- 柯P Kē P ㄎㄜ P o1 Professor Ko, nickname for Ko Wen-je 柯文哲
- 柯坪 Kē píng ㄎㄜ ㄆㄧㄥˊ o1 ping4 see 柯坪县
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- 柯城 Kē chéng ㄎㄜ ㄔㄥˊ o1 sing4 see 柯城区
- 柯基 kē jī ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧ o1 gei1 (loanword) corgi
- 柯密 kē mì ㄎㄜ ㄇㄧˋ o1 mat6 Kermit (communications protocol)
- 柯林 Kē lín ㄎㄜ ㄌㄧㄣˊ o1 lam4 Colin (name)
- 柯桥 柯橋 Kē qiáo ㄎㄜ ㄑㄧㄠˊ o1 kiu4 see 柯桥区
- 柯西 Kē xī ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧ o1 sai1 Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857), French mathematician
- 柯达 柯達 Kē dá ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˊ o1 daat6 Kodak (brand, US film company)
- 福柯 Fú kē ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄜ fuk1 o1 Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher
- 古柯树 古柯樹 gǔ kē shù ㄍㄨˇ ㄎㄜ ㄕㄨˋ gu2 o1 syu6 coca plant (source of cocaine)
- 古柯碱 古柯鹼 gǔ kē jiǎn ㄍㄨˇ ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧㄢˇ gu2 o1 gaan2 (loanword) cocaine
- 斯柯达 斯柯達 Sī kē dá ㄙ ㄎㄜ ㄉㄚˊ si1 o1 daat6 Škoda, Czech Republic car manufacturer, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group
- 柯劭忞 Kē Shào mín ㄎㄜ ㄕㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ Ke Shaomin (1850-1933), scholar, author of New History of the Yuan Dynasty 新元史
- 柯坪县 柯坪縣 Kē píng Xiàn ㄎㄜ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ o1 ping4 jyun6 Kalpin, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
- 柯城区 柯城區 Kē chéng Qū ㄎㄜ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩ o1 sing4 keoi1 Kecheng, a district of Quzhou City 衢州市, Zhejiang
- 柯夫塔 kē fū tǎ ㄎㄜ ㄈㄨ ㄊㄚˇ o1 fu1 taap3 kofta