目鱼

目魚

mùyú

noun

Measure Word

一条目鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 cuttlefish
2 squid

Characters

Examples

夜市上卖烤目鱼的摊子排了长队。

Yèshì shàng mài kǎo mùyú de tānzi pái le chángduì.

The grilled-cuttlefish stall at the night market has a long queue.

闽南人叫墨鱼作目鱼。

Mǐnnán rén jiào mòyú zuò mùyú.

Southern Fujianese call cuttlefish "mùyú".

Tips

register

Regional / colloquial. In Southern Min (Hokkien) and Taiwanese Mandarin 目鱼 is the everyday word for cuttlefish (what standard Mandarin calls 墨鱼 or 乌贼). In menus outside Fujian/Taiwan it may not be recognized.

Stroke Order

目 mù

鱼 yú