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炒鱿鱼

chǎo yóu yú · chao you yu

Traditional 炒魷魚

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) to fire sb
  2. to sack sb
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Fried squid for the worried

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)开心(kāixīn)？

    Dengdeng, why aren't you happy today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)怕(pà)被(bèi)老板(lǎobǎn)炒鱿鱼(chǎoyóuyú)。

    I'm afraid the boss will fire me.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？你(nǐ)迟到(chídào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Why? Were you late?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)这个(zhège)月(yuè)迟到(chídào)了(le)三次(sāncì)。

    I was late three times this month.

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)想(xiǎng)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)吃(chī)一(yī)份(fèn)炒鱿鱼(chǎoyóuyú)吧(ba)。

    Don't think about it. Let's have a plate of fried squid first.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！吃(chī)了(le)炒鱿鱼(chǎoyóuyú)，就(jiù)不(bù)怕(pà)被(bèi)炒鱿鱼(chǎoyóuyú)了(le)。

    Good! After eating fried squid, I won't fear being fired.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)害(hài)怕(pà)被(bèi)炒(chǎo)鱿(yóu)鱼(yú)吗(ma)？

Are you afraid of being fired?

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)经(jīng)常(cháng)迟(chí)到(dào)，被(bèi)公(gōng)司(sī)炒(chǎo)鱿(yóu)鱼(yú)了(le)。

He was fired by the company because he was often late.

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