杏桃
The Cantonese word for apricot is 杏桃. Wiktionary also lists 黃梅 / 黄梅.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cantonese |
|---|
| 杏桃 |
| 黃梅 / 黄梅 |
The word is used to refer to the fruit known as an apricot.
What does it mean word for word?
The first character, 杏, means apricot.
Which one should you use?
杏桃 refers specifically to the apricot fruit, whereas 黃梅 or 黄梅 refers to the yellow plum.
Did you know?
- The phrase 杏林 meaning 'apricot forest' is a common poetic metaphor in Cantonese to refer to the medical profession or a doctor's clinic.
- The character 杏 is often used to describe a specific shape of eyes in beauty standards, where 'apricot eyes' refer to large, rounded eyes that look innocent.
- The word 桃 in 杏桃 literally means 'peach', making the name a compound that combines the apricot character with the peach character.
Example sentences for Cantonese are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Jun Kit and Ka Yan are shopping at a fruit market.
- 俊傑 Chun Kit嘉欣，你睇下呢啲杏桃靚唔靚？ga1 han1, nei5 tai2 haa5 ni1 di1 hang6 tou4 leng3 m4 leng3?Ka Yan, look at these apricots, are they nice?
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan好靚喎，我想買兩磅。hou2 leng3 wo3, ngo5 soeng2 maai5 loeng5 bong3.They are very nice, I want to buy two pounds.
- 俊傑 Chun Kit我哋買咗杏桃就走啦。ngo5 dei6 maai5 zo2 hang6 tou4 zau6 zau2 laa1.Let's leave after we buy the apricots.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan好嘅，我哋快啲去排隊。hou2 ge3, ngo5 dei6 faai3 di1 heoi3 paai4 dai2.Okay, let's go line up quickly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “apricot” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
