開hoi1山saan1

English

1. to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
2. to trailblaze
3. to open a monastery
4. to found or to establish a new genre or new industry
5. to participate in the debut of a Cantonese opera performance

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 開闢山路
2. 比喻開創行業或者流派
3. 參與粵劇首演

Examples

• 開山刀

  machete ----

• 開山劈石

  to cut the rocky mountain

• 開山祖師

  a founder

• 開山之作

  an unprecedented piece of work ----

• 由林家聲先生開山嘅粵劇超過四十套。

  There are over 40 Cantonese operas that were debuted by Mr. Lam Ka Sing.