炒鱿鱼 - Fry Cuttlefish

定义：
指被公司辞退、开除，或失去工作。

词语来源：
据说早期工人离职时，会把自己的草席卷起来带走，卷起来的样子像炒过后卷曲的鱿鱼，因此“炒鱿鱼”逐渐成为“被辞退”的代名词。

例句：

• “他天天迟到，最后被老板炒鱿鱼了。”

• “你再这样顶撞上司，小心被炒鱿鱼。”

Definition:
To get fired or dismissed from a job.

Origin:
Believed to come from old Chinese workplaces where workers rolled up their sleeping mats when leaving employment. The rolled mat resembled a curled fried squid/cuttlefish (“鱿鱼”).

Example Usage:

• “He kept coming late and finally got 炒鱿鱼.”

• “If you offend the boss again, prepare to fry cuttlefish already.”