Advertisement
Fried Squid
吹水 (chui sui), v. Cantonese slang. To chat, bullshit.
Reading Time:1 minute
Why you can trust SCMP
“To be fired.”
Advertisement
Term originating from when workers were given lodging by their employers.
When fired, they would roll up their belongings in their bedrolls, which would look like the curled edges of fried squid.
Advertisement