燉冬菇 [炖－－]

Jyutping dan6 dung1 gu1
Pinyin dùn dōng gū

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、俚語
    俾人​ ​貶​咗​去​相​對​差​啲​嘅​職​位
    to demote; literally: to boil mushroom
    • 佢做錯嘢俾人燉冬菇。
      佢做错嘢俾人炖冬菇。
      keoi5 zou6 co3 je5 bei2 jan4 dan6 dung1 gu1.
      She was demoted for making a mistake.
    • 佢因為得罪處長，搞到俾人燉冬菇去沙頭角守水塘。
      佢因为得罪处长，搞到俾人炖冬菇去沙头角守水塘。
      keoi5 jan1 wai6 dak1 zeoi6 cyu5 zoeng2, gaau2 dou3 bei2 jan4 dan6 dung1 gu1 heoi3 saa1 tau4 gok3 sau2 seoi2 tong4.
      Since he offended the Commissioner of Police, he was demoted to Sha Tau Kok to "guard the reservoir".
  2. 近義詞
    降職
  3. 參看
    燉冬菰
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, verb-object
    to demote
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 解僱 – 解雇
  2. 降職 – 降职
  3. 丟職 – 丢职
  4. 降級 – 降级
  5. 受冷落
  6. 不予提升
  7. 坐冷板凳

燉冬菇 [－－－]

Jyutping dan6 dung1 gu1
Pinyin dù dōng gū

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. job demotion (slang)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢做错嘢俾人炖冬菇。
    佢做錯嘢俾人燉冬菇。
    keoi5 zou6 co3 je5 bei2 jan4 dan6 dung1 gu1.
    • She was demoted for making a mistake.
  2. Cantonese
    佢因为得罪处长，搞到俾人炖冬菇去沙头角守水塘。
    佢因為得罪處長，搞到俾人燉冬菇去沙頭角守水塘。
    keoi5 jan1 wai6 dak1 zeoi6 cyu5 zoeng2, gaau2 dou3 bei2 jan4 dan6 dung1 gu1 heoi3 saa1 tau4 gok3 sau2 seoi2 tong4.
    • Since he offended the Commissioner of Police, he was demoted to Sha Tau Kok to "guard the reservoir".