开锅

Traditional form:

開鍋

Pinyin (reading):

kāiguō

Definitions:

• to season a wok
• to take the lid off a pot
• (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil
• (fig.) to become rowdy

Characters:

• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 锅 - cooking-pot, saucepan

Traditional characters:

• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 鍋 - cooking-pot, saucepan