粵

魷jau4魚jyu2

simp鱿鱼
jau4 jyu2jau4 jyu4yóu yú

English

  1. squid
  2. squid

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種有十隻腳、生活喺海嘅無脊椎動物(同魚冇關);身體尖過墨魚,識噴墨汁攻擊敵人;可以用食用,口感煙韌(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 魷魚絲

    shredded squid

  • 魷魚乾

    dried squid

  • 我唔係俾人炒魷魚,係自己劈炮唔撈嘅。

    I wasn't fired. I quit.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 英式英文嘅「to get the sack」啫係俾人炒魷魚噉解。

    In British English, "to get the sack" means to be fired from your job.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢返工偷懶,所以俾人炒魷魚。

    Tatoeba · dngzz1 CC BY

  • 鱿鱼有几只手?

    How many arms does a squid have?

    Tatoeba · Tximist CC BY

  • 魷魚有幾隻觸手?

    How many arms does a squid have?

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 你害怕被炒鱿鱼吗?

    Are you afraid of being fired?

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

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

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