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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

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professor

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '教授'. Usage: E.g. 有咩唔識快D問Professor啦！ E.g. Professor到未架，咁耐既？Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
2023-03-04

laptop

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to '手提電腦'. Usage: E.g. 你部laptop用咩CPU架？好似好快喎。
2023-03-04

notebook

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '手提電腦'. Usage: E.g. 老師，上堂可以比帶自己notebook嗎？Synonym: 手提電腦Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
2023-03-04

locker

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '儲物櫃'. Usage: E.g. 哎呀。我唔記得左我D野放左喺locker到。Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
2023-03-04

U

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to 'university'. Usage: E.g. 你讀邊間U架？ E.g. 我好想入呢間U呀！Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
2023-03-04

con

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to contact lens. Usage: E.g. 港女：我唔要戴眼鏡。我要戴con！Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
2023-03-04

user

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '使用者'. Usage: E.g. 同完個user傾好要咩feature未呀？ E.g. 喺user既角度，呢個係一個bug。
2023-03-04

scan

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '掃描'. Usage: E.g. 可以scan份document比我嗎？ E.g. 喂，個scanner壞左呀。幾時搵人黎整呀？Reference: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese
2023-03-04

visa

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '簽證'. Usage: E.g. 你搞好左travel visa未呀？（旅遊簽證） E.g. 你到外國工作要有working visa架。（工作簽證）
2023-03-04

meeting

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of saying '開會' or having a '會議'. Usage: E.g. 我聽日九點鐘有個meeting。開完meeting再搵你呀？Synonym: 會議Reference: https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20170226-lifestyle-mix-chn-eng/
2023-03-04
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