炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú, stir-fry squid) is slang for 'to fire someone' — because squid curls up when fried, like rolling up your bedroll when kicked out. 被炒了 = got fired.
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火 (fire) radical on the left + 少 (shǎo, few/little). Cooking with fire and a small amount of oil = stir-frying.
