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kāi​dāo

to have or perform surgery

kāi​dāo to have or perform surgery · to behead
  1. 开 開 kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open
  2. 刀 dāo noun
    knife
    knife; blade; single-edged sword; any tool used for cutting, slicing, or carving

kāi​dāo to make an example of
  1. 开 開 kāi verb
    to start
    to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)
  2. 刀 dāo noun
    knife
    knife; blade; single-edged sword; any tool used for cutting, slicing, or carving

kāi​dāo to fire someone
  1. 开 開 kāi verb
    to dismiss
    to dismiss; to fire; to expel
  2. 刀 dāo noun
    knife
    knife; blade; single-edged sword; any tool used for cutting, slicing, or carving