開刀

See also: 开刀

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Verb

開刀

  1. (archaic) to behead; to decapitate
  2. to perform a (medical) operation (with the use of a scalpel or similar instrument)
    對他開刀 / 对他开刀  ―  duì tā kāidāo  ―  operate on him
  3. (figuratively) to make somebody the first target of an attack
  4. (figuratively) to fire; to sack

Synonyms

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