捲鋪蓋

Chinese

		coil; to roll	to spread evenly over; bedding; bedclothes
trad. (捲鋪蓋/卷鋪蓋)		捲/卷	鋪蓋
simp. (卷铺盖)		卷	铺盖
Literally: “to roll up the bed covers”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juǎn pūgai, juǎn pūgài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄆㄨ ˙ㄍㄞ, ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄆㄨㄍㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun² pou¹ goi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juǎn pūgai
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄆㄨ ˙ㄍㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuǎn pugåi
  - Wade–Giles: chüan³ pʻu¹-kai⁵
  - Yale: jywǎn pū-gai
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeuan pu.gai
  - Palladius: цзюань пугай (czjuanʹ pugaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵⁵ g̊aɪ̯²/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juǎn pūgài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄆㄨㄍㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuǎn pugài
  - Wade–Giles: chüan³ pʻu¹-kai⁴
  - Yale: jywǎn pū-gài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeuan pugay
  - Palladius: цзюань пугай (czjuanʹ pugaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gyun² pou¹ goi³
  - Yale: gyún pōu goi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gyn² pou¹ goi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gün² pou¹ goi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyːn³⁵ pʰou̯⁵⁵ kɔːi̯³³/

Verb

捲⫽鋪蓋 (verb-object)

to pack up and leave; to pack and leave
(figurative) to be sent packing; to be sacked; to be fired
讓他捲鋪蓋走人吧！ [MSC, trad.]
让他卷铺盖走人吧！ [MSC, simp.]
Ràng tā juǎn pūgài zǒurén ba! [Pinyin]
Give him the sack!

Synonyms

(to be sent packing):

停生意 (⁶din-san-i) (Shanghainese, dated)
執包袱／执包袱 (zap¹ baau¹ fuk⁶) (Cantonese)
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)

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