粵

八baat3爪zaau2魚jyu4

simp八爪鱼
baat3 zaau2 jyu4bā zhuǎ yú

English

  1. octopus
  2. octopus

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種有八隻腳生活喺海嘅無脊椎動物(同魚冇關),可以變色,身體非常柔軟,可以扮成唔同形狀隱藏自己,有啲識噴墨汁攻擊敵人(同墨魚唔同)(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 你有冇食過八爪魚?

    Have you ever eaten octopus?

  • 八爪魚通常淨係得幾個月壽命。

    Octopuses live for few months on average.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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