Taiwan Mandarin

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魷魚

yóu yú·ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ

“squid; a cephalopod mollusk with a soft body, tentacles, and an internal shell; used as food”

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Squid; cuttlefish; often used in the compound "魷魚" (yóuyú) for squid.

Fish; aquatic animal; surname; a radical in Chinese characters; used in names of non-fish aquatic animals like octopus or crocodile or whale.