魷 (jau4 | you2) : squid

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魷

jau4

you2

squid

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: (#195)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

魷 / 鱿

This word has been viewed 6920 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Nov 2011 10:29

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炒魷魚 caau2 jau4 jyu4*2 chao3 you2 yu2 = get the sack 粵

魷魚 jau4 jyu4*2; jau4 jyu4 you2 yu2 = squid

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) 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 魷
Unicode code for this character: U+9b77 (off-site link)

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