ping4 gwo2蘋果苹果
Jyutpingping4 gwo2
Yalepìhng gwó
Definition
Apple; the round, sweet and tart fruit.
colloquialfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to the fruit and is frequently used in daily life as a healthy snack. Unlike some other fruits, it is rarely used in metaphorical slang or idioms in Cantonese. When buying them, people often specify the variety, such as Fuji, which is widely available in local markets.
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go3個goExamples
Have you eaten an apple yet?
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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.
