粵

果gwo2蠅jing4

simp果蝇
gwo2 jing4guǒ yíng

English

  1. fruit fly
  2. fruit fly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 烏蠅嘅種類，通常指鍾意食新鮮或者腐爛嘅生果嘅烏蠅，包括果蠅科同實蠅科嘅唔同品種（量詞：隻）

Examples

  • 光陰飛逝如箭; 果蠅喜歡香蕉。

    Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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