劈炮 [－－]

Jyutping pek3 paau3
Pinyin pī pào

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. quit (slang)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    辭職​；​嚟​自​以前​警察​擗​低枝​槍​嘅​動​作
    literally, to throw in one's gun; to resign; to give up doing something; to quit
    • 今年再唔加人工，我就劈炮唔撈。
      今年再唔加人工，我就劈炮唔捞。
      gam1 nin2 zoi3 m4 gaa1 jan4 gung1, ngo5 zau6 pek3 paau3 m4 lou1.
      If you still don't raise my pay this year, I'll quit.
    • 好多工人劈炮，啲貨出唔到。
      好多工人劈炮，啲货出唔到。
      hou2 do1 gung1 jan4 pek3 paau3, di1 fo3 ceot1 m4 dou2.
      The factory production has halted because many labours have resigned.
  2. 參看
    擗炮
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, informal
    to resign
    (syn.) 辞职, 辭職
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔系俾人炒鱿鱼，系自己劈炮唔捞嘅。
    我唔係俾人炒魷魚，係自己劈炮唔撈嘅。
    ngo5 m4 hai6 bei2 jan4 caau2 jau4 jyu2 ， hai6 zi6 gei2 pek3 paau3 m4 lou4 ge3 。
    • I wasn't fired. I quit.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢间公司政策过时，工作环境好奄闷，我就嚟谂住劈炮唔捞。
    呢間公司政策過時，工作環境好奄悶，我就嚟諗住劈炮唔撈。
    ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zing3 caak3 gwo3 si4, gung1 zok3 waan4 ging2 hou2 jim1 mun6, ngo5 zau6 lai4 nam2 zyu6 pek3 paau3 m4 lou1.
    • Since the policies of this company are antiquated and its working environment is stagnating, I am thinking about quitting my job.
  2. Cantonese
    今年再唔加人工，我就劈炮唔捞。
    今年再唔加人工，我就劈炮唔撈。
    gam1 nin2 zoi3 m4 gaa1 jan4 gung1, ngo5 zau6 pek3 paau3 m4 lou1.
    • If you still don't raise my pay this year, I'll quit.
  3. Cantonese
    好多工人劈炮，啲货出唔到。
    好多工人劈炮，啲貨出唔到。
    hou2 do1 gung1 jan4 pek3 paau3, di1 fo3 ceot1 m4 dou2.
    • The factory production has halted because many labours have resigned.
  4. Cantonese
    我份写字楼工真系闷到呕，如果唔系为咗份粮，我一早就劈炮唔捞。
    我份寫字樓工真係悶到嘔，如果唔係為咗份糧，我一早就劈炮唔撈。
    • My job at the office is boring as hell. If it weren't for the money, I'd be long gone by now.