squid; calamari
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
squid; calamari; cuttlefish (general term for 枪乌贼)
Commonly used in culinary contexts. The dried form (鱿鱼丝) is a popular snack. In informal speech, 炒鱿鱼 means 'to fire someone' (literally 'stir-fry squid', referring to rolling up one's bedding like a squid when leaving a job).
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
kǎo烤
yóu鱿
yú鱼
。
I love eating grilled squid.
Shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
yóu鱿
yú鱼
。
There is a lot of fresh squid at the market.
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Yóu鱿
yú鱼
sī丝
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
líng零
shí食
。
Shredded dried squid is a common snack.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
jīn今
tiān天
bǎ把
xiǎo小
wáng王
chǎo炒
yóu鱿
yú鱼
le了
。
The boss fired Little Wang today.