Cantonese

The Cantonese word for “salt” is 鹽 / 盐, pronounced jim⁴. 鹽 / 盐 is the common and universal noun for the substance sodium chloride.

The Cantonese word for holiday is 假期. 假期 is a noun used to describe a period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel.

The English word “bee” is 蜜蜂 in Cantonese. The word refers to the bee insect.

The Cantonese word for soursop is 紅毛榴槤. 紅毛榴槤 is a noun used to refer to the soursop fruit.

The Cantonese word for guava is 番石榴. 番石榴 is a noun used to refer to the guava fruit.

In Cantonese, the phrase for “chinese” (the standard language of China) is expressed as 中文.

The Cantonese word for dry is 乾 / 干. This adjective is used to describe things that are physically dry, such as clothes, hands or weather conditions.

The Cantonese phrase for vegetarian is 食齋. In Cantonese, 食齋 is often used as a verb phrase rather than a noun.

The Cantonese word for metal is 金屬 / 金属. The term refers to an atomic element or a material composed of such atoms.

In Cantonese, the word for black is 黑色. The word refers to the color black, describing something that absorbs all light.