jing1 tou4櫻桃樱桃
Jyutpingjing1 tou4
Yaleyīng tòuh
Definition
Cherry plant or its fruit.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Virtually no one in Hong Kong uses the term 櫻桃 in daily speech. The English loanword 車厘子 is the standard term used in supermarkets, wet markets, and restaurants. Using 櫻桃 will sound like you are reading from a botanical textbook or a formal written document.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 櫻桃 in a grocery store or when talking to friends, as it will sound unnatural or overly formal. Always use 車厘子 to be understood clearly in a local context.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
