藍莓 / 蓝莓
The Cantonese word for blueberry is 藍莓 / 蓝莓.
This noun refers to the blueberry fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Did you know?
- The character 莓 refers to small, aggregate fruits. This same character is used in 草莓 for 'strawberry', which literally translates to 'grass berry'.
- In Cantonese, the color 'blue' is 藍, but if you were describing a very deep, dark blueberry, you might actually use the word for 'purple', which is 紫.
- The word 藍莓 is a literal compound of 藍 meaning 'blue' and 莓 meaning 'berry'. In Cantonese, this follows a pattern where many imported Western berries are named by simply adding their color to the word for berry.
Examples in context
- 我鍾意食藍莓。I love eating blueberries.
- 你知唔知我可以喺邊度買到藍莓？Do you know where I can buy blueberries?
