Kai Pragmatics and Idiom Boundary

Idioms, ritual force, and social texture work only after the practical meaning survives.

Common Kai first

For safety, health, consent, money, travel, repair, or technical speech, say the literal need first. Do not hide an actionable request in poetic compression.

Meaning before substitution

When an English idiom appears, name what it means in context. Paraphrase it unless a documented Kai phrase preserves the same social work.

Sacred language is marked

Root resonance and inner readings are commentary, not silent grammar rules. Provide a Common Kai restatement beside a Sacred Kai line.