- 鱿鱼 yóuyú squidsquid; any of various ten-armed cephalopods including cuttlefish and sleeve-fish
- 炒鱿鱼 chǎoyóuyú to fire someone(colloquial) to dismiss an employee from a job; to fire or sack. The term comes from the way cooked squid curls up like a rolled-up bedroll, implying that the person has to pack up and leave.
- 法克鱿 fǎkèyóu fuck youInternet slang used as a phonetic loanword for the English phrase "fuck you"
- 鱿钓 yóudiào squid fishingsquid fishing; typically refers to using bright lights at night to attract and catch squid
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH