炒魷魚 (caau2 jau4 jyu2) — get the sack; to be fired; (literally: to fry squid) in Cantonese
caauˊ²炒jauˎ₄魷jyuˊ²魚简 炒鱿鱼
Mandarin Pinyin: chao3 you2 yu2
Meaning of 炒魷魚
nounget the sack; to be fired; (literally: to fry squid)
noun(food) stir-fried squid
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