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sikˍ₆
Pinyin
shi2
Translations
noun
sth edible; sth used for cooking
noun
eat; have a meal | [syn] 吃
noun
eclipse (usu 蝕)
noun
food; meal; (poultry) feed
mouˎ₄cingˎ₄gaiˉ¹
(无情鸡)
Pinyin
wu2 qing2 ji1
Translations
noun
"heartless chicken"; a "pink slip". 15 days before the Lunar New Year, if the boss gave an employee a chicken leg at the last official dinner banquet for the year it meant the employee was being dismissed.
noun
a pink slip (historically, at the last official dinner banquet before Chinese New Year, if the boss gives an employee a piece of chicken it is a hint that he / she will soon receive a letter of dismissal)