kāi​táng

to hold court

  • created reference approved 开堂/開堂 → 开山/開山 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开堂 / 開堂 kāi​táng

    开山 / 開山 kāi​shān

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 开堂/開堂 · kāi​táng · to hold court — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开堂 / 開堂

    kāi​táng

    to hold court

    to open a law court or hold a court session

    开, 堂

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to hold 堂 (literal) → 堂 · táng · [court]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开堂/開堂 · kāi​táng · to set up a mourning hall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开堂 / 開堂

    kāi​táng

    to set up a mourning hall

    to set up a hall for mourning the dead

    开, 堂

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to set up 堂 (literal) → 堂 · táng · hall

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开堂/開堂 · kāi​táng · to establish a secret society — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开堂 / 開堂

    kāi​táng

    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|開山|kai1 shan1]]

    开, 堂

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to set up 堂 (literal) → 堂 · táng · hall

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开堂/開堂 · kāi​táng · to self-harm for gain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开堂 / 開堂

    kāi​táng

    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

    开, 堂

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 堂 (literal) → 堂 · táng · hall

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense