# 開刀
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kāidāo
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoi$^1$ dou$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hoi$^1$ au$^{1*}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): kai$^1$ dau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khôi-tô
    (Hailu, HRS): koi$^ˋ$ do$^ˋ$
* Northern Min (KCR): kṳé-dáu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khui-to
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$khe $^1$tau; $^1$khe-tau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kāidāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kaidao
*** Wade–Giles: kʻai$^1$-tao$^1$
*** Yale: kāi-dāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaidau
*** Palladius: кайдао (kajdao)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hoi$^1$ dou$^1$
*** Yale: hōi dōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hoi$^1$ dou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hoi$^1$ dou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hoi$^1$ au$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /hᵘɔi³³ au³³⁻³³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: kai$^1$ dau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰai⁴² tau⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôi-tô
*** Hakka Romanization System: koi$^ˊ$ do$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: koi$^1$ do$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: koi$^ˋ$ do$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰoi⁵³ to⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kṳé-dáu
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰyɛ⁵⁴ tau⁵⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-to
*** Tâi-lô: khui-to
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qui'doy
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kʰui³³ to³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khe $^1$tau; $^1$khe-tau
*** MiniDict: khe$^平$ tau$^平$; khe$^平$ tau
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$khe $^1$tau; $^1$khe-tau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰe⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/, /kʰe⁵⁵ tɔ²¹/

### Verb

開⫽刀 (verb-object)
* (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
* (Mandarin, Gan, Northern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, figuratively) to make somebody the first target of attack or punishment (as an example)
* (Guangfu Cantonese Cantonese) to take advantage of somebody's weakness to overcharge them; to make somebody pay through the nose
* (Guangzhou Cantonese) to cut open (a fish) to sell
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to pull a knife
* (figuratively) to fire; to sack
* (archaic) to behead; to decapitate

#### Synonyms

* (to perform a medical operation):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 動手術 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 開刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 開刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 開刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 開刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 開刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 開刀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 動手術 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 動手術 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 動手術, 割 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 開刀, 割 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 開刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 開刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 開刀, 劃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 動手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 開刀, 割 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 動手術, 做手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 開刀, 割, 劃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 開刀, 割 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 動手術 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 開刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 開刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 動手術, 做手術, 開刀, 割 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 開刀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 做手術, 開刀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 開刀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 開刀 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 開刀 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 開刀 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 開刀 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 開刀 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 開刀 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 開刀 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 開刀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 開刀 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 開刀 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jin | Datong | 開刀 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 開刀 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 做手術 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 動手術, 割 |
| Jin | Jining | 動手術 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 動手術, 割 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 動手術 |
| Jin | Handan | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 動手術 |
| Jin | Suide | 開刀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 開刀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 開刀 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 動手術, 開刀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 開刀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 手術, 開刀 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 動手術, 開刀 |
* (to take advantage):
* 勒索 (lèsuǒ)
* 敲 (qiāo) (colloquial)
* 敲剝／敲剥 (Hokkien)
* 敲竹槓／敲竹杠 (qiāo zhúgàng)
* 敲詐／敲诈 (qiāozhà)
* 訛／讹 (é)
* 訛詐／讹诈 (ézhà)
* 閹錢／阉钱 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, to extort money)
* (to pull a knife): 拔刀 (bádāo)
* (to behead):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 斬首, 殺頭, 砍頭, 開刀 archaic |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 砍頭, 殺頭, 斬首 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 殺頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 砍頭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 斬首, 殺頭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 斬首 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 斬首 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 殺頭, 砍頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 砍頭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 斬首 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 砍頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 砍腦殼, 斬首 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 殺頭, 砍頭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 砍腦殼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 砍腦殼, 殺頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 砍頭, 斬頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 殺頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 剁頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 斬頭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 斬頭, 殺頭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 斬頭 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 斬頭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 殺頭, 砍頭 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 殺頭 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 殺腦殼 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 殺頭 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 斬頭, 㓾頭, 剁頭 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 斬頭, 㓾頭, 剁頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 斬頭, 㓾頭, 剁頭 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 斬頭, 㓾頭, 剁頭 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 斬頭, 㓾頭, 剁頭 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 斬頭, 㓾頭, 剁頭 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 殺頭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 砍頭 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 砍得腦 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 殺頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刣頭, 斬頭 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 刣頭, 斬頭 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 刣頭, 斬頭, 摧頭 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鏨頭, 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 斬頭, 刣頭 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 砍頭 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 砍頭 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 刣頭 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 斬首, 砍頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 殺頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 殺頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 殺頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 殺頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 殺頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 殺頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 殺頭 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 殺頭, 得頭 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 砍頭 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 斫腦殼 |

#### Derived terms

* 會得開刀，𣍐得入鞘／会得开刀，𫧃得入鞘
* 開刀房／开刀房
* 開刀的／开刀的