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

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):
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