炒caau2魷jau4

English

1. to be dismissed or fired from work (spoken)
2. to fire; to sack; to lay off

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 解僱

Examples

• 佢因為成日返工遲到，所以俾人炒魷。

  He was fired for being late for work all the time.

• 我唔係俾人炒魷魚，係自己劈炮唔撈嘅。

  I wasn't fired. I quit.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 英式英文嘅「to get the sack」啫係俾人炒魷魚噉解。

  In British English, "to get the sack" means to be fired from your job.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 佢返工偷懶，所以俾人炒魷魚。

  Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

• 你害怕被炒鱿鱼吗？

  Are you afraid of being fired?

  Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

• 我差點就被炒魷魚了。

  I almost got fired.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 当在餐馆里时，不能点炒鱿鱼。

  At the restaurant, do not order fried squid.

  Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY