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炒老細魷魚

caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu4*2

to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚)

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

炒老細魷魚

炒 caau2 chao3 - fry; speculate; boost; dismiss
老 lou5 lao3 - old, venerable
細 sai3 xi4 - small
魷 jau4 you2 - the cuttlefish
魚 jyu4*2 jyu4 yu2 - fish

This word was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 and last edited on 18th Jun 2008

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