kai [kʰa³³]phrase
ENto bite; to bite (sth in order to eat it, e.g. an apple), to chew or gnaw (e.g. a bone), to crack or break with the teeth (e.g. sunflower seeds); to eat sunflower seeds; to eat or to chew on ribs or other bones
中文咬; 啃，咬，嗑; 嗑瓜子; 啃骨头
kai [kʰa³³]classifier
ENditch (between fields), furrow (between rows in a field); for ditches between farm fields, for furrows in a farm field
中文垄沟，小渠; 条（用于沟）
kai [kʰa³³]verb_transitive
ENto start and run (a business)
中文开，办（公司）
Ngeq Yulleqqiaq kee nee pvlzer ddeepvl teiq kai seiq yil, maiq seil, nge kee ddeekaqkaq xeq lu leif.
I've opened a shop by the Yulong Bridge. So, if (you) have time, come and see me sometimes.
我在玉龙桥边开了一个店，有时间就来我那儿玩嘛。
NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “kai”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/kai (accessed 2026-11-14).