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 ㄆㄨ ㄍㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun² pou¹ goi³

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• 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 ㄆㄨ ㄍㄞˋ
    • 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)

1. to pack up and leave; to pack and leave
2. (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)