食無情雞

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Chinese

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eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
merciless chicken; dismissal; termination of employment
merciless chicken; dismissal; termination of employment; pink slip
 
trad. (食無情雞/食無情鷄) 無情雞/無情鷄
simp. (食无情鸡) 无情鸡
Literally: “to eat a merciless chicken”.

Etymology

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See 無情雞无情鸡 (mou4 cing4 gai1)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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食⫽無情雞 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to be fired; to be laid off

Synonyms

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