开山刀 Traditional form: 開山刀 Pinyin (reading): kāishāndāo Definitions: machete Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 山 - mountain, hill, peak 刀 - knife; old coin; measure Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 山 - mountain, hill, peak 刀 - knife; old coin; measure