pī​kāi

to split open

pī​kāi to split open

  1. verbnoun
    to chop
    to chop; to hack; to split open; to cleave downward with an ax or blade
  2. kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open

pī​kāi cleavage

  1. to split
    (of bamboo, wood, pen nibs, etc.) to crack or split open
  2. kāi particle
    [away/open]
    (directional result) used after a verb to indicate moving away, spreading out, or making room, meaning "away" or "off"