剀切

剴切
kǎiqiè
  1. cogent; to the point
  2. earnest; conscientious

CEDICT

  1. (literary) earnest and sincere; sensible
  2. (literary) true and pertinent; factual
  3. earnest and sincere; sensible
  4. true and pertinent; factual

Wiktionary

  1. 切磋琢磨。指规过劝善。《书经．君奭》「祇若兹往，敬用治」句下唐．孔颖达．正义：「郑云：『召公是时意说，周公恐其复不说，故依违託言民德，以剀切之。』」
  2. 切中事理。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 剀 kǎi used in 剀切 kǎiqiè
2 切 qiè
  1. definitely; absolutely (not)
  2. (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
  3. to grind
  4. (bound form) close to
  5. (bound form) eager
  6. to correspond to
  7. (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 fǎnqiè system should be applied to the previous two characters)