Senses
开堂/ 開堂 to hold court
to open a law court or hold a court session
开堂/ 開堂 to set up a mourning hall
to set up a hall for mourning the dead
开堂/ 開堂 to establish a secret society
to establish an organization or a new branch of a secret society or criminal gang; also known as 开山
开堂/ 開堂 to self-harm for gain
to deliberately injure oneself in order to achieve a specific goal, such as to extort money or gain sympathy, often associated with beggars or gangsters