How to Say "Orange" in Cantonese

橙

In Cantonese, orange refers to the fruit as 橙.

The word 橙 is used to refer to the orange fruit. When describing the color orange, the related form 橙色 is used.

Meaning: fruit (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

In the word 橙色, 橙 means orange and 色 means color.

The word for the fruit is 橙, whereas the word for the color is 橙色.

During the Lunar New Year, giving 橙 is a common way to wish someone prosperity because the word sounds similar to 'success' or 'accomplishment' in certain dialects.
While 橙 is the general term, Cantonese speakers often use 柑 to specify a mandarin orange, which is a crucial distinction during traditional festivals.
In certain Cantonese idioms, the concept of 'orange' is linked to the 'golden' color of wealth, making the fruit a popular decorative element in businesses.

一種紅橙色嘅物質喺水入面沉澱緊，喺運河底部積聚緊。環境公平中心嘅拉里 · 塔特爾話呢啲係重金屬，係溶喺水入面嘅。喺紅橙色嘅嘢上面流過嚟嘅水睇落夠乾淨，但係塔特爾先生話你唔會想飲佢。
A reddish-orange substance is settling out of the water and building up at the bottom of the canals. Larry Tuttle with the Center for Environmental Equity says these are heavy metals that were dissolved in the water. The water running over the reddish-orange stuff looks clean enough, but Mr. Tuttle says you wouldn't want to drink it.
This sentence uses 橙 to describe a reddish-orange substance.
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呢件衫好靚，好橙啊！
This shirt looks great, it's so orange!
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Jun Kit and Ya Ting are at a fruit market.

俊傑 Chun Kit

呢個橙好似好甜。
ni1 go3 cheng2 hou2 ci5 hou2 tim4.
This orange looks very sweet.
雅婷 Nga Ting

係呀，買幾粒試下啦。
hai6 aa3, maai5 gei2 lap1 si3 haa6 laa1.
Yes, buy a few to try.
俊傑 Chun Kit

我想買四粒橙。
ngo5 soeng2 maai5 sei3 lap1 cheng2.
I want to buy four oranges.
雅婷 Nga Ting

好，我幫你攞。
hou2, ngo5 bong1 nei5 lo2.
Okay, I'll get them for you.

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