鱿鱼游戏
yóu yú yóu xì
Squid Game in Chinese is 鱿鱼游戏 (yóu yú yóu xì).
鱿鱼游戏 is the title of the South Korean survival drama series Squid Game.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 鱿鱼 (squid) and 游戏 (game). Specifically, 鱿鱼 (yóu yú) literally means 'squid' and 游戏 (yóu xì) literally means 'game'.
How do you pronounce it?
yóu yú yóu xì
Did you know?
- The character 戏 in 游戏 originally referred to 'theater' or 'drama', meaning a 'game' was historically viewed as a form of performance.
- The character 鱼 (fish) in the title can be part of the phrase 鱼肉, which means 'meat of a fish' but is metaphorically used to describe people who are being victimized or exploited.
- In Chinese, 游戏 can refer to a simple game or a complex video game, but it can also mean 'to play with' someone's emotions or trick them.
Examples in context
- Squid Game 真的太吸引人了，我一口气全看完了。Squid Game is so fascinating, I binge-watched it all in one go.
- 《鱿鱼游戏》非常受欢迎。Yóuyú yóuxì fēicháng shòu huānyíng.Squid Game is very popular.
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting about what to watch on Netflix.
- 志强 Zhiqiang晓雯，你听过《鱿鱼游戏》吗？Xiǎowén, nǐ tīngguò Yóuyú Yóuxì ma?Xiaowen, have you heard of Squid Game?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen听过，但还没看。Tīngguò, dàn hái méi kàn.I've heard of it, but I haven't watched it yet.
- 志强 Zhiqiang这部剧真的非常紧张。Zhè bù jù zhēnde fēicháng jǐnzhāng.This series is really intense.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen那我今晚就看。Nà wǒ jīnwǎn jiù kàn.Then I will watch it tonight.
