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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

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Definition: Often translated into a bilingual pun 'Old嬋' meaning a middle aged woman, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the Osim massage chair.

Usage: E.g. 有OSIM唔使搵Old嬋,但係坐上去就變左Old嬋。(If we have OSIM, then there is no need to find an old auntie. But sitting on an OSIM chair will make you an old auntie.)

Synonym: Old嬋

Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2358165/page/1

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Definition: Originated from meat being very expensive back in the 1950s, this is a Kongish code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers who like to joke about giving birth to a piece of cha siu rather than their children.

Usage: E.g. You are so naughty and never do well in school! I would rather give birth to a cha siu than you!

Synonym: 生舊叉燒好過生你

Reference: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-生舊叉燒好過生你-better-to-give-birth-to-char-siu-than-you/#:~:text=Sik6%20caa1%20siu,back%20into%20its%20own%20court.

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