豉椒炒魷

Chinese

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Etymology

“to fire; to sack”: 豉椒 (si⁶ ziu¹) is a homophonic pun on 是朝 (si⁶ ziu¹, literally “this morning”).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ ziu¹ caau² jau^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ ziu¹ caau² jau^4-2
  - Yale: sih jīu cháau yáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ dziu¹ tsaau² jau^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ jiu¹ cao² yeo^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

豉椒炒魷

(literally) fried squid with fermented black soybeans and peppers (a kind of dish)
(Cantonese, humorous) to fire; to sack; to terminate someone's employment

Synonyms

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