剴切

剀切
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。指規過勸善。《書經．君奭》「祇若茲往，敬用治」句下唐．孔穎達．正義：「鄭云：『召公是時意說，周公恐其復不說，故依違託言民德，以剴切之。』」
  2. 切中事理。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 剴 kǎi used in 剴切 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)