Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
執⫽包袱 (verb-object)(Cantonese)
- to pack up and leave; to pack and leave
執包袱預備走人 [Cantonese, trad.]
执包袱预备走人 [Cantonese, simp.]- zap1 baau1 fuk6 jyu6 bei6 zau2 jan4 [Jyutping]
- to pack up and prepare for leave
- (figurative) to leave a job (whether voluntarily or not)
你執定包袱都得嘞! [Cantonese, trad.]
你执定包袱都得嘞! [Cantonese, simp.]- nei5 zap1 ding6 baau1 fuk6 dou1 dak1 laak3! [Jyutping]
- Prepare for your dismissal! (literally, “You can pack up in advance!”)
Synonyms[edit]
- 停生意 (6din-san-i) (Shanghainese, dated)
- 捲鋪蓋/卷铺盖 (“to be fired”) (figurative)
- 炒 (chǎo) (slang)
- 炒魷魚/炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú) (slang)
- 解僱/解雇 (jiěgù)
- 解聘 (jiěpìn)
- 解職/解职 (jiězhí)
- 走路 (zǒulù, “to be fired”) (figurative)
- 辭退/辞退 (cítuì)
- 遣散
- 開除/开除 (kāichú)
- 革除 (géchú)
- 食無情雞/食无情鸡 (sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1) (Cantonese)