豉椒炒魷

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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 (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

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