榴槤 / 榴梿
The English word durian is 榴槤 / 榴梿 in Cantonese.
榴槤 / 榴梿 is the noun used to refer to the durian fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Did you know?
- In Hong Kong and Guangzhou, you will often see 榴槤 signs in elevators or lobbies that strictly forbid the fruit from entering the building due to its smell.
- The character 榴 in 榴槤 is also the same character used for the pomegranate, which is 石榴 (stone pomegranate) in Cantonese.
- In Hong Kong markets, you might hear vendors describe the fruit as 臭味 (stinky), a label that is used more as a point of pride or quality than an insult.
Example sentences for Cantonese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “durian” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
