| 吸血乌贼 |
xī xuè wū zéi |
vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) |
| 吸 |
xī |
to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale |
| 吸血 |
xī xuè |
to suck blood |
| 血 |
xiě |
see 血 |
| 血 |
xuè |
blood / colloquial pr. [xie3] / CL:滴,片 |
| 乌 |
Wū |
abbr. for country names that begin with 乌: Ukraine 乌克兰, Uzbekistan 乌兹别克斯坦 etc / surname Wu |
| 乌 |
wū |
crow / black |
| 乌 |
wù |
used in 乌拉 / used in 乌拉草 |
| 乌贼 |
wū zéi |
cuttlefish |
| 贼 |
zéi |
thief; robber / (bound form) traitor; subversive / (bound form) evil; wicked / sly; shifty; devious / (literary) to harm; to injure / (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) |