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鱿鱼

yóu yú · you yu

Traditional 魷魚

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  1. squid
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Grilled squid

  1. Liangliang

    夜市(yèshì)的(de)烤(kǎo)鱿鱼(yóuyú)，闻(wén)起来(qǐlai)真(zhēn)香(xiāng)！

    The grilled squid at the night market smells so good!

  2. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)烤(kǎo)得(de)刚刚(gānggang)好(hǎo)，一点(yīdiǎn)也(yě)不(bù)硬(yìng)。

    The vendor grills it just right, not tough at all.

  3. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)两串(liǎngchuàn)鱿鱼(yóuyú)，多(duō)放(fàng)点(diǎn)辣(là)！

    Boss, two skewers of squid, extra spicy!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)怕(pà)辣(là)吗(ma)？

    Aren't you afraid of spicy food?

  5. Liangliang

    怕(pà)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)更(gèng)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)鱿鱼(yóuyú)。

    I do, but I want the squid more.

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2 examples
01

萨(sà)米(mǐ)因(yīn)为(wèi)偷(tōu)窃(qiè)被(bèi)炒(chǎo)了(le)鱿(yóu)鱼(yú)。

Sami was fired from his job for stealing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by lnvq · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

丹(dān)因(yīn)为(wèi)琳(lín)达(dá)被(bèi)炒(chǎo)了(le)鱿(yóu)鱼(yú)。

Dan was fired because of Linda.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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