Talk:炒魷魚

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Need more about how this expression developed. 71.66.97.228 03:00, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A Cantonese expression. "to fry a squid" > "fried squids curl up" > "to roll up the bedclothes and leave" > "to be fired". See this video. Hbrug 05:42, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's fascinating. Added to etymology. 71.66.97.228 05:49, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is this photo illustrative of the "fried squid curling up"?

File:Fried Squid Rings.jpg

If it is, I suggest adding it to the page to help bring the metaphor to life. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 21:58, 22 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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