炒鱿鱼 meaning in English
(coll.) to fire sb; to sack sb
Traditional 炒魷魚28 strokes
Meaning of 炒鱿鱼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chǎoyóuyú
- (coll.) to fire sb
- to sack sb
炒鱿鱼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
当在餐馆里时，不能点炒鱿鱼。
At the restaurant, do not order fried squid.
我差点就被炒鱿鱼了。
I almost got fired.
你害怕被炒鱿鱼吗？
Are you afraid of being fired?
Stroke order for each character
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炒 chǎo · to sauté · 8 strokes
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鱿 yóu · cuttlefish · 12 strokes
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鱼 yú · fish · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 炒鱿鱼.
| 炒作 | chǎozuò | to hype; to promote (in the media) |
| 炒股 | chǎogǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks |
| 鲨鱼 | shāyú | shark |
| 钓鱼 | diàoyú | to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap |
| 鳄鱼 | èyú | alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2]) |
| 鲸鱼 | jīngyú | whale |
| 鱼雷 | yúléi | torpedo |
| 章鱼 | zhāngyú | octopus |
| 鱿鱼 | yóuyú | squid |
| 捕鱼 | bǔyú | to catch fish; to fish |
| 金枪鱼 | jīnqiāngyú | tuna |
| 美人鱼 | měirényú | mermaid |
Questions about 炒鱿鱼
What does 炒鱿鱼 mean?
炒鱿鱼 (chǎoyóuyú) means "(coll.) to fire sb; to sack sb".
How do you write 炒鱿鱼?
炒鱿鱼 is made of 3 characters: 炒 (8 strokes), 鱿 (12 strokes), 鱼 (8 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
How is 炒鱿鱼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 炒鱿鱼 is written 炒魷魚.