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Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to ‘out of budget’, which is used by working class Hong Kongers in business meetings.
Usage: 做project management只睇兩樣。第一就係有冇outside個scope,第二就係有冇out bud。
Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to a programmer or developer especially if they are one themselves because it makes them sound like a profession.
Usage: E.g. A: 你做咩IT行業? 寫program嗰D? B: 唔係。我係engineer。(What kind of IT industry are you from? Are you a programmer? B: No, I am an engineer.)Synonym: 工程師Reference: https://tecky.io/zh_Hant/blog/Programmer-分多少種-2022-23/
Definition: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers like to use to refer to the sport of walking long distances on mountains because they have gotten so used to it and see it as a hobby rather than something laborious like '行山', which literally translates to 'walk mountain'.
Usage: E.g. 今個weekend去唔去hiking呀? 不如今次行遠D呀? (Do you want to go hiking this weekend? What about going on a longer trail?)Synonym: 行山Reference: https://letsgohiking.blog/
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to examining something in detail.
Usage: E.g. 老闆:開會時記住同大家go through一下今個week既items。Reference: https://www.story001.com/post-196.html
Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a duplicate of something, such as a document.
Usage: E.g. 份document整多幾份copy黎呀,唔該。Synonym: 副本
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who likes leeching off others. (菠羅雞 - bo1 lo4 gai1)
Usage: E.g. That girl is such a pineapple chicken! She just comes every time for the benefits and does not share or contribute.Synonym: 菠羅雞Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/60017/