豉椒炒魷

Chinese

fermented black beans and peppers to fry squid; to sack
trad. (豉椒炒魷) 豉椒 炒魷
simp. (豉椒炒鱿) 豉椒 炒鱿

Etymology

“to fire; to sack”
豉椒 (si6 ziu1) is a homophonic pun on 是朝 (si6 ziu1, literally “this morning”).

Pronunciation


Verb

豉椒炒魷

  1. (literally) fried squid with fermented black soybeans and peppers (a kind of dish)
  2. (Cantonese, humorous) to fire; to sack; to terminate someone's employment

Synonyms

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