炒老細魷魚

Chinese

		saute; pan-fry; to fry saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried	boss; manager	squid
trad. (炒老細魷魚)		炒	老細	魷魚
simp. (炒老细鱿鱼)		炒	老细	鱿鱼

Etymology

炒魷魚 / 炒鱿鱼 (“to sack”) +‎ 老細 / 老细 (“boss”). Literally, “to fire one's boss”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caau² lou⁵ sai³ jau⁴ jyu^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caau² lou⁵ sai³ jau⁴ jyu^4-2
    • Yale: cháau lóuh sai yàuh yú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaau² lou⁵ sai³ jau⁴ jy^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: cao² lou⁵ sei³ yeo⁴ yu^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ lou̯¹³ sɐi̯³³ jɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

炒老細魷魚

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) to quit one's job