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Definition: (verb) A code-mixing term meaning to continue doing or retain control of something.
Usage: E.g. 日日keep fit先會健康架。
E.g. 你D身材keep得幾好喎。
E.g. 我地以後keep contact啦。
E.g. 不如keep in touch好唔好？Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxrKXQowtvk
Definition: A convenient English phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid going into negative detail about someone who does not understand you.
Usage: E.g. 朋友: 喂，你講野好唔make sense喎。你：真的嗎？
E.g. 我覺得你講野make sense，不過我唔係太明。
E.g. 你講野都唔make sense，廢鬼事再聽你講。
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to soften the tone when requesting for something, especially when the speaker does not want to be rejected.
Usage: E.g. 你：ｍｉｎｄ唔ｍｉｎｄ我跟返呢個客? 同事：唔ｍｉｎｄ。 （你：介唔介意我跟返呢個客? 同事：介意。）
E.g. 你：ｍｉｎｄ唔ｍｉｎｄ我坐喺到? 陌生人：唔ｍｉｎｄ。（你：介唔介意我坐喺到? 陌生人：介意。）
E.g. 你：ｍｉｎｄ唔ｍｉｎｄ等我一陣? 老細：唔ｍｉｎｄ。 （你：介唔介意等我一陣? 老細：介意。）
Definition: Known as Kongish and used as '有種' (have seed), this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to not being afraid or having the guts to do something.
Usage: E.g. If you have seed, then I will give you some colour see see! (有種)Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575
Definition: A way to avoid losing face or embarassment when you do not know how to answer the boss's question. However, it can be considered unprofessional if used too much at a workplace.
Usage: E.g. 你：我搵過好多次，但係somehow條數搵唔到。老細:哦，係呀？（你：我搵過好多次，但係唔知點解條數搵唔到。老細:咁實有原因架喎？）
E.g. 你：個printer somehow壞左呀。老細:哦。（你：個printer唔知點解壞左呀。老細:我唔想聽到唔知點解！）
Definition: A salutation often used by real ABC Hong Kongers to ask how somebody is doing. However, it is often overused by Fake ABC's to strike a western impression on others. (Also used as "what's up")
Usage: E.g. 喂，ｓｕｐ ｍａｎ？
E.g. 偽ＡＢＣ：Ｓｕｐ ｍａｎ， ｓｕｐ， ｓｕｐ， ｓｕｐ．．．人們：得喇。唔好成日唔係又ｓｕｐ又喺到ｓｕｐ啦。好煩呀。
Definition: A fancy way of saying 'so' or 'therefore' in Cantonese and to tone down the causal relationship between two items.
Usage: E.g. 係喇，你都冇同我講。That’s why我今次冇預到你份。
E.g. 你都冇比錢我。That's why我冇幫你買戲飛。
