kāi​piáo​r

to slice a gourd

  1. kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open
  2. dipper
    A ladle or dipper used for scooping water, grain, or flour, traditionally made from a halved dried gourd or wood.
  3. r particleaffix
    [erhua suffix]
    A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.