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魷魚
  jau4 jyu4*2; jau4 jyu4   jyutping
  you2 yu2   pinyin
42: squid
4: (placename) Yau Yu

Place
noun

Level: 3   Google Frequency: 797,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
魷魚 / 鱿鱼

This word has been viewed 2795 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 20th Jul 2004 12:02 and last edited on 8th Jul 2010 05:29
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Characters in this word:

 jau4  -  squid
 jyu4  -  fish

4 compounds containing this word:

炒魷魚 - get the sack
咖哩魷魚 - curry squid
炒老板魷魚 - to quit a job (also 炒老細魷魚)
炒老細魷魚 - to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚)
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