How to say “Fired (from a job)” in Cantonese
caau2炒jau4魷jyu2魚
caau2 jau4 jyu2 · Fired (from a job)
Literally stir-fry squid. It means to be fired from a job, and is used in everyday conversation and news headlines.
The colour of each syllable is its tone — Cantonese has six, and the same sound in another tone is another word.