炒魷魚

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炒魷魚

chǎo yóuyú Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄔㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
caau² jau⁴ jyu⁴⁻² Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
cau² yiu³ ngui^(3*) Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
⁵tshau ⁶yeu-ng Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
chǎo yóuyú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄔㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
chǎo yóuyú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
chʻao³ yu²-yü² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
chǎu yóu-yú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
chao youyu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
чао ююй Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ y³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
caau² jau⁴ jyu⁴⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
cháau yàuh yú Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
tsaau² jau⁴ jy⁴⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
cao² yeo⁴ yu⁴⁻² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ jɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
cau² yiu³ ngui^(3*) Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
/t͡sʰau⁵⁵ jiu²² ᵑɡui²²⁻²²⁵/ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
⁵tshau ⁶yeu-ng Wu, Northern, Shanghai
tshau^去 yeu^去 ng Wu, Northern, Shanghai
²tshau ³hhieu-ngg Wu, Northern, Shanghai
/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴ ɦiɤ²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/ Wu, Northern, Shanghai

Where it comes from

原來自粵語。

這個短語是很隱喻性的：“炒魷魚” > “炒過的魷魚捲縮” > “捲起舖蓋走人” > “被解僱”。

對照英語短語to get the sack。

verb 炒鱿鱼 · 炒⫽魷魚

字面意思仅按字面意思，并无比喻或俗语义；参见炒 (chǎo)、魷魚／鱿鱼 (yóuyú)。
figuratively, slang 解雇我被炒魷魚了。

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"炒魷魚." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%82%92%E9%AD%B7%E9%AD%9A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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炒魷魚. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%82%92%E9%AD%B7%E9%AD%9A

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {炒魷魚},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%82%92%E9%AD%B7%E9%AD%9A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}