zéi
鲗
cuttlefish (in 乌鲗)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
cuttlefish; sepia (used in the compound 乌鲗)
Used almost exclusively in the compound 乌鲗 (wūzéi), meaning cuttlefish, which is equivalent to 乌贼. The character also has an alternative reading zé (see page 1637), which is archaic or used in specific dialects.
Wū乌
zéi鲗
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
shēng生
huó活
zài在
hǎi海
yáng洋
zhōng中
de的
ruǎn软
tǐ体
dòng动
wù物
。
The cuttlefish is a mollusk that lives in the ocean.
Wū乌
zéi鲗
néng能
pēn喷
chū出
mò墨
zhī汁
lái来
duǒ躲
bì避
dí敌
rén人
。
Cuttlefish can spray ink to evade predators.
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Gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
wū乌
zéi贼
wèi为
wū乌
zéi鲗
。
Ancient people called cuttlefish wūzéi.