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| 魷 | |
jau4
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the cuttlefish Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
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| 魷 / 鱿 | |
*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was last edited on 21st Aug 2007 |
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炒魷魚
caau2 jau4 jyu4*2 = to be fired粵
魷魚
jau4 jyu4*2; jau4 jyu4 = 魚4*2: squid, cuttlefish; 魚4: (placename) Yau Yu
蝦醬鮮魷
haa1 zoeng3 sin1 jau4*2 = squid in salty shrimp sauce
黑椒鮮魷
haak1 ziu1 sin1 jau4*2 = squid in black pepper sauce
咖哩魷魚
gaa3 lei1 jau4 jyu4*2 = curry squid
炒老板魷魚
caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu4*2 = to quit a job (also 炒老細魷魚)
炒老細魷魚
caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu4*2 = to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚) |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 魷
Unicode code for this character: U+9B77 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 魷
Unicode code for this character: U+9B77 (off-site link)
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