gwo2果

Jyutpinggwo2

Yalegwó

Very common

Definition

Fruit; the seed-bearing structure of a plant.

neutralfood

How it's used

While 果 exists as a morpheme for fruit, it is rarely used as a standalone noun in spoken Cantonese. Native speakers almost exclusively use 生果 to refer to fruit in general. The character 果 is more commonly encountered in compound words like 水果 or as part of abstract concepts like 結果.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

nei5你zung1鍾ji3意sik6食me1咩gwo2果aa4呀？

What kind of fruit do you like to eat?

Common phrases

saang1生gwo2果

fruit

git3結gwo2果

result

Common mistake

Learners often try to use 果 as a direct translation for fruit in everyday speech, but it sounds overly formal or literary. Always use 生果 for the general category of edible fruits.