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Definition: Derived from '大耳窿' with '窿' sounds like 'loan' in English, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to a person or company that offers loans at extremely high interest rates.
Usage: E.g. Don't borrow money from this company. It is a big ear hole!Synonym: 大耳窿
Definition: Known as Kongish and derived from '長氣', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a friend who is always so verbose and says the same thing over and over again, like a grandma.
Usage: E.g. 喂，我頂你！唔好咁long gas得唔得呀？！(長氣)Synonym: 長氣Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/2630/
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who eats so much, which is similar to 'eats like a pig' in English. (為死貓)
Usage: E.g. You eat 5 meals a day? What a gluttonous cat!Synonym: 為食貓Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/48371
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: A code-mixing term that is often used with “啱key”, which refers to whether you get along well with somebody. Explanation: like the key in a piece of music.
Usage: Eg. 你同你朋友啱唔啱key呀？Reference: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/啱key
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to something that is like an eyesore to oneself because he or she cannot withstand it anymore.
Usage: E.g. 你地做成日都打爛野。我真係no eye see喇。（冇眼睇）Synonym: 冇眼睇Reference: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/
