食無情雞

Chinese

eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
 dismissal; termination of employment; pink slip
trad. (食無情雞/食無情鷄) 食 無情雞/無情鷄
simp. (食无情鸡) 食 无情鸡
Literally: “to eat a merciless chicken”.

Etymology

See 無情雞 / 无情鸡 (mou4 cing4 gai1)

Pronunciation

Verb

食⫽無情雞 (verb-object)

  1. (Cantonese) to be fired; to be laid off

Derived terms

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