mò​dǒu​yú

cuttlefish

  1. carpenter's ink marker
    A tool used by carpenters and masons to mark straight lines; it consists of a container with an inked cord that is pulled tight and snapped against a surface to leave a mark.
  2. nounverb
    aquatic animal
    used in the names of various aquatic or water-dwelling animals that are not biologically fish, such as 鲍鱼 bào​yú (abalone), 鳄鱼 è​yú (crocodile), or 章鱼 zhāng​yú (octopus)