執包袱

Chinese

		execute (a plan); grasp	cloth wrapper; bundle wrapped in cloth
trad. (執包袱)		執	包袱
simp. (执包袱)		执	包袱
Literally: “to pack one's bundle”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ baau¹ fuk⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zap¹ baau¹ fuk⁶
    • Yale: jāp bāau fuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ baau¹ fuk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeb¹ bao¹ fug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/

Verb

執⫽包袱 (verb-object)(Cantonese)

1. to pack up and leave; to pack and leave

   執包袱預備走人 [Cantonese, trad.]
   执包袱预备走人 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zap¹ baau¹ fuk⁶ jyu⁶ bei⁶ zau² jan⁴ [Jyutping]

   to pack up and prepare for leave

2. (figurative) to leave a job (whether voluntarily or not)

   你執定包袱都得嘞！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你执定包袱都得嘞！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ zap¹ ding⁶ baau¹ fuk⁶ dou¹ dak¹ laak³! [Jyutping]

   Prepare for your dismissal! (literally, “You can pack up in advance!”)

Synonyms

• (to be sent packing):

• 停生意 (⁶din-san-i) (Shanghainese, dated)
• 捲鋪蓋／卷铺盖 (“to be fired”) (figurative)
• 炒 (chǎo) (slang)
• 炒魷魚／炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú) (slang)
• 解僱／解雇 (jiěgù)
• 解聘 (jiěpìn)
• 解職／解职 (jiězhí)
• 走路 (zǒulù, “to be fired”) (figurative)
• 辭退／辞退 (cítuì)
• 遣散
• 開除／开除 (kāichú)
• 革除 (géchú)
• 食無情雞／食无情鸡 (sik⁶ mou⁴ cing⁴ gai¹) (Cantonese)