照[ziu3]肺[fai3] 意思是被上司, 長輩等責罵, 訓斥, 批評。像照X光片照出問題來 。
Literally, the slang means that one is examined by x ray. It is used often in the context of work environment, meaning that one was scolded by her boss, senior etc. for her wrongdoing.
References:
Chew out -
"to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong" Cambridge Dictionary.
"reprimand, bawl out"Merriam Webster
"to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong" Macmillian Dictionary
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