請食無情雞
Chinese
to ask; to invite; please (do something) to ask; to invite; please (do something); to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request |
to be fired; to be laid off | ||
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| trad. (請食無情雞/請食無情鷄) | 請 | 食無情雞/食無情鷄 | |
| simp. (请食无情鸡) | 请 | 食无情鸡 | |
| Literally: “to treat (someone) to merciless chicken”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceng2 sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1
- Yale: chéng sihk mòuh chìhng gāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: tseng2 sik9 mou4 tsing4 gai1
- Guangdong Romanization: céng2 xig6 mou4 qing4 gei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɛːŋ³⁵ sɪk̚² mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
請食無情雞
- (Cantonese) to fire; to lay off
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- 荷銀請百港員工食無情雞 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- ho4 ngan4-2 ceng2 baak3 gong2 jyun4 gung1 sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1 [Jyutping]
- ABN AMRO lays off hundred Hong Kong employees
荷银请百港员工食无情鸡 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
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- 曼聯領隊唔易做，前主帥坦哈格之前雖為球隊帶來兩項冠軍，依然被請食無情雞，如今的葡萄牙名帥艾摩廉也一樣，就如處於刀口之上，前景迷濛。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- maan6 lyun4 leng5 deoi6-2 m4 ji6 zou6, cin4 zyu2 seoi3 taan2 haa1 gaak3 zi1 cin4 seoi1 wai4 kau4 deoi6-2 daai3 loi4 loeng5 hong6 gun3 gwan1, ji1 jin4 bei6 ceng2 sik6 mou4 cing4 gai1, jyu4 gam1 dik1 pou4 tou4 ngaa4 ming4 seoi3 ngaai6 mo1 lim4 jaa5 jat1 joeng6, zau6 jyu4 cyu2 jyu1 dou1 hau2 zi1 soeng6, cin4 ging2 mai4 mung4. [Jyutping]
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曼联领队唔易做，前主帅坦哈格之前虽为球队带来两项冠军，依然被请食无情鸡，如今的葡萄牙名帅艾摩廉也一样，就如处于刀口之上，前景迷蒙。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 解僱 (“to terminate someone's employment; to fire; to sack”) [map]