gwo2 jing4果蠅果蝇

Jyutpinggwo2 jing4

Yalegwó yìhng

名詞

Definition

Fruit fly; a family of flies attracted to fresh or rotting fruit.

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How it's used

People often use this term specifically to describe those tiny, annoying flies that hover around overripe bananas or trash cans. While technically referring to a scientific family, in daily life it is simply the go-to word for any small fly that appears when fruit starts to spoil. It is distinct from the common housefly, which is usually just called 烏蠅.

Measure word

zek3隻jek

Examples

cyu4廚fong2房jau5有gei2幾zek3隻gwo2果jing4蠅fei1飛lai4嚟fei1飛heoi3去。

There are a few fruit flies flying around in the kitchen.

nei5你di1啲saang1生gwo2果fong3放taai2太noi6耐，je5惹saai3晒di1啲gwo2果jing4蠅faan1返lai4嚟aa4呀。

You left your fruit out for too long, it attracted all those fruit flies.

Related words

see alsowu1 jing1烏蠅wū yīngsee alsoman1蚊mān

Common phrases

je5惹gwo2果jing4蠅

to attract fruit flies

gwo2果jing4蠅zi1滋sang1生

fruit flies breeding

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the common housefly, 烏蠅, which is larger and typically associated with general filth rather than specifically rotting fruit. Using the wrong term might confuse people about the source of the infestation.