開hoi1刀dou1

English

1. (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
2. (verb) o undergo a surgery
3. to undergo a surgery; literally: to open the knife
4. (of a patient) to have an operation
5. to do something bad to somebody
6. to decapitate
7. to behead
8. to single out as a point of attack

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 做手術
2. 向某啲人做啲唔好嘅嘢

Examples

• 佢決定向員工開刀。

  He decided to cut down number of staffs.

• 醫生話要開刀割咗個瘤喎！

  The doctor said that the tumor has to be surgically removed. ----

• 政府要穩定樓市，都唔應該揾市民開刀。

  Even if the government wants to cool down the property market, it shouldn't do it at the expense of citizens.