堅果 (gin1 gwo2) — nut (a hard, one-seeded fruit such as t… in Cantonese

ginˉ¹堅gwoˊ²果

简坚果

Mandarin Pinyin: jian1 guo3

Meaning of 堅果

nounnut (a hard, one-seeded fruit such as the chestnut or the acorn, 果仁 preferred usage)

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有houˊ²好doˉ¹多ginˉ¹堅gwo2.果。

There are many nuts here.

ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意sikˍ₆食ginˉ¹堅gwo2.果。

I don't like eating nuts.

ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食diˉ¹啲ginˉ¹堅gwo2.果。

I want to eat some nuts.

neiˏ₅你sikˍ₆食mˎ₄唔sikˍ₆食ginˉ¹堅gwo2?果？

Do you eat nuts?

niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種ginˉ¹堅gwoˊ²果houˊ²好hoeng1.香。

This kind of nut smells good.

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