lau5 ding1柳丁
Jyutpinglau5 ding1
Yaleláuh dīng
Definition
Valencia orange; a variety of sweet orange.
colloquialfood
How it's used
This term is a direct loan from Taiwanese Mandarin and is primarily used in regions with strong Taiwanese influence or by people familiar with Taiwanese culture. In standard Hong Kong Cantonese, the word for orange is almost exclusively 橙. Using this term in a local market or restaurant might cause confusion as it is not part of the native Cantonese lexicon.
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go3個goExamples
This orange is very sweet.
How many oranges did you buy to bring home?
Related words
Common phrases
orange juice
Common mistake
Learners should avoid using this term in daily life in Hong Kong, as it is not a native Cantonese word and will sound unnatural or like a translation error. Always use 橙 instead to ensure you are understood.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
