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回家吃自己

Mandarin · pinyin huí jiā chī zì jǐ

(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked
to be fired

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

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2–1–1–4–3 · hui2 jia1 chi1 zi4 ji3

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(idiomatic) to be fired; you're fired!

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