魷 (jau4) — squid in Cantonese
jauˎ₄魷简 鱿
Mandarin Pinyin: you2
Meaning of 魷
nounsquid
Example Sentences with 魷
ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意sikˍ₆食sinˉ¹鮮jau4.魷。
I like to eat fresh squid.
niˉ¹呢dipˍ₆碟jauˏ₅有sinˉ¹鮮jau4.魷。
This dish has fresh squid.
giu˗₃叫faanˉ¹返dipˍ₆碟sinˉ¹鮮jau4.魷。
Order another plate of fresh squid.
sinˉ¹鮮jauˎ₄魷houˊ²好taanˎ₄彈ngaa4.牙。
The fresh squid is very chewy.
maaiˏ₅買diˉ¹啲sinˉ¹鮮jau4.魷。
Buy some fresh squid.
Words Containing 魷
土魷tou2 jau4
dried squid
椒鹽鮮魷ziu1 jim4 sin1 jau4
squid with salt and pepper
魷魚絲jau4 jyu4 si1
dried shredded squid
炒老板魷魚caau2 lou5 baan2 jau4 jyu2
to quit a job (also 炒老細魷魚)
黑椒鮮魷haak1 ziu1 sin1 jau2
squid in black pepper sauce
炒魷魚caau2 jau4 jyu2
get the sack; to be fired; (literally: to fry squid)
炒魷caau2 jau4
to be dismissed or fired from work (spoken)
豉椒炒魷si6 ziu1 caau2 jau4
literally: fried squid in black bean sauce; to get the sack; to be fired [colloquial]
鮮魷sin1 jau4
fresh squid
炒老細魷魚caau2 lou5 sai3 jau4 jyu2
to quit a job (also 炒老板魷魚)
蝦醬鮮魷haa1 zoeng3 sin1 jau2
squid in salty shrimp sauce
魷魚jau4 jyu2
魚4: (placename) Yau Yu
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