開刀

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See also: 开刀

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start knife
trad. (開刀)
simp. (开刀)

Pronunciation


Verb

開⫽刀 (verb-object)

  1. (colloquial) to perform (or undergo) a (medical) operation (with the use of a scalpel or similar instrument)
    開刀开刀  ―  duì tā kāidāo  ―  operate on him
  2. (Mandarin, Gan, Northern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, figuratively) to make somebody the first target of attack or punishment (as an example)
  3. (Guangfu Cantonese Cantonese) to take advantage of somebody's weakness to overcharge them; to make somebody pay through the nose
  4. (Guangzhou Cantonese) to cut open (a fish) to sell
  5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to pull a knife
  6. (figuratively) to fire; to sack
  7. (archaic) to behead; to decapitate

Synonyms

  • (to perform a medical operation):
  • (to take advantage):
  • (to pull a knife): 拔刀 (bádāo)
  • (to behead):

Derived terms