開刀

開⫽刀 (verb-object)

1. (colloquial) to perform (or undergo) a (medical) operation (with the use of a scalpel or similar instrument)

   對他開刀／对他开刀  ―  duì tā kāidāo  ―  operate on him

2. (Mandarin, Gan, Min Bei, Taiwanese Hokkien, figuratively) to make somebody the first target of attack or punishment (as an example)
3. (Guangfu Cantonese) to take advantage of somebody's weakness to overcharge them; to make somebody pay through the nose
4. (Guangzhou Cantonese) to cut open (a fish) to sell
5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to pull a knife
6. (figuratively) to fire; to sack
7. (archaic) to behead; to decapitate

• (to perform a medical operation):

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• (to take advantage):

• (to pull a knife): 拔刀 (bádāo)
• (to behead):

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