to fire; to sack
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fire; to sack; to terminate employment
informal比喻用法。鱿鱼片在热油中炒时会卷曲，形状像卷起的铺盖（旧时被解雇的员工要卷铺盖走人），因此用“炒鱿鱼”来比喻被解雇。这是一个生动且常用的口语表达。
Gōng公
sī司
xiào效
yì益
bù不
hǎo好
，
tā他
zuó昨
tiān天
bèi被
chǎo炒
yóu鱿
yú鱼
le了
。
The company isn't doing well; he got fired yesterday.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
jǐng警
gào告
tā他
，
rú如
guǒ果
zài再
bù不
gǎi改
jìn进
gōng工
zuò作
tài态
dù度
，
jiù就
chǎo炒
tā他
yóu鱿
yú鱼
。
The boss warned him that he would be fired if his work attitude didn't improve.
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Tā他
zhǔ主
dòng动
chǎo炒
le了
lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
yóu鱿
yú鱼
，
qù去
zhuī追
qiú求
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
le了
。
He took the initiative to quit his job (lit. fried his boss's squid) to pursue his own dream.