炒魷魚

Etymology
Originally from.

The phrase is metaphorical: “to fry a squid” > “fried squids curl up” > “to roll up the bedclothes and leave” > “to be fired”.

Compare the English phrase and the Mandarin phrase.

Verb

 * 1)  to sack someone; to fire someone
 * 1)  to sack someone; to fire someone