捲鋪蓋

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Chinese

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coil; to roll to spread evenly over; bedding; bedclothes
trad. (捲鋪蓋/卷鋪蓋) / 鋪蓋
simp. (卷铺盖) 铺盖
Literally: “to roll up the bed covers”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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捲⫽鋪蓋 (verb-object)

  1. to pack up and leave; to pack and leave
  2. (figurative) to be sent packing; to be sacked; to be fired
    捲鋪蓋走人 [MSC, trad.]
    卷铺盖走人 [MSC, simp.]
    Ràng tā juǎn pūgài zǒurén ba! [Pinyin]
    Give him the sack!

Synonyms

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  • (to be sent packing):
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