created reference approved 炒鱿鱼/炒魷魚 → 辞退/辭退 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炒鱿鱼 / 炒魷魚 chǎoyóuyú
辞退 / 辭退 cítuì
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 炒鱿鱼/炒魷魚 → 卷铺盖/捲鋪蓋 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炒鱿鱼 / 炒魷魚 chǎoyóuyú
卷铺盖 / 捲鋪蓋 juǎnpūgai
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 炒鱿鱼/炒魷魚 · chǎoyóuyú · to fire someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炒鱿鱼 / 炒魷魚
chǎoyóuyú
to fire someone
(colloquial) to dismiss an employee from a job; to fire or sack. The term comes from the way cooked squid curls up like a rolled-up bedroll, implying that the person has to pack up and leave.
炒, 鱿鱼
炒 (literal) → 炒 · chǎo · to fire 鱿鱼 (literal) → 鱿鱼/魷魚 · yóuyú · squid
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 炒鱿鱼/炒魷魚 · chǎoyóuyú · to fry squid — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
炒鱿鱼 / 炒魷魚
chǎoyóuyú
to fry squid
to stir-fry or cook squid as a culinary dish
炒, 鱿鱼
炒 (literal) → 炒 · chǎo · to stir-fry 鱿鱼 (literal) → 鱿鱼/魷魚 · yóuyú · squid
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition