烤鱿鱼

烤魷魚

kǎoyóuyú

noun

Measure Word

一串烤鱿鱼 chuàn

Meanings

1 grilled squid
2 barbecued squid (street-food skewer)

Characters

Examples

夜市上的烤鱿鱼特别香。

Yèshì shàng de kǎoyóuyú tèbié xiāng.

Grilled squid at the night market smells especially good.

我要两串辣的烤鱿鱼。

Wǒ yào liǎng chuàn là de kǎoyóuyú.

I'll have two skewers of spicy grilled squid.

烤鱿鱼刷上酱汁更好吃。

Kǎoyóuyú shuā shàng jiàngzhī gèng hǎochī.

Grilled squid tastes better brushed with sauce.

Tips

culture

A street-food classic across China, usually a whole squid on a skewer, grilled and painted with cumin, chili, and sweet sauce. Especially popular in northern dongbei-style 撸串 culture and in coastal night markets.

Stroke Order

烤 kǎo

鱿 yóu

鱼 yú