created sense approved 开刀/開刀 · kāidāo · to have or perform surgery — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
开刀 / 開刀
kāidāo
to have or perform surgery
To perform a medical operation on a patient; also used for a patient undergoing an operation.
开, 刀
开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife
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created sense approved 开刀/開刀 · kāidāo · to make an example of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
开刀 / 開刀
kāidāo
to make an example of
To single out someone or something as the first target of attack, punishment, or reform.
开, 刀
开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to start 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 开刀/開刀 · kāidāo · to behead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
开刀 / 開刀
kāidāo
to behead
(literary) To execute by decapitation.
开, 刀
开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 开刀/開刀 · kāidāo · to fire someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
开刀 / 開刀
kāidāo
to fire someone
To dismiss or sack an employee from their job
开, 刀
开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to dismiss 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition