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Definition: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to sea urchin in a Japanese restaurant.
Usage: E.g. 當你碰上「海膽壽司」時，你可能會說Uni Sushi，但一些餐館會稱「海膽」為Sea Urchin來代替Uni (When you come across "sea urchin sushi", you will probably say Uni Sushi, but some restaurants will still use "sea urchin" to refer to uni.)Synonym: 海膽; sea urchinReference: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/12/21/ED1112210026.htm
Definition: (vulgar) Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe a female person who is nosy and meddles in other people's business. Similar to 'bitch' in English. Literal meaning of 八婆: eight old woman
Usage: E.g. Mind your own business, eight woman! （八婆）
E.g. Are you done messing around, die eight woman?! （死八婆）
E.g. You are such an eight woman! (正八婆）Synonym: 八婆Reference: https://www.secretchina.com/news/b5/2013/11/29/521805.html
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to the quality of being rough or even unkind, in addition to being strict in following rules or standards.
Usage: E.g. 個professor好charm啊，但係有少少harsh... (The professor is very charming, but is a little harsh.)Synonym: 嚴格; 嚴厲Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/86453/page/4
Definition: (vulgar) Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to call someone a bastard or son of a bitch. Also has the meaning of gigolo, which originated from Fuzhou in China. (契弟)
Usage: E.g. You are dead meat, sworn brother! (契弟)
E.g. Oh gosh we are doomed. This time we are gonna be sworn brothers. (做契弟）
E.g. So you’ve been treating me like a sworn brother all along? （當我契弟）
E.g. Sworn brother walks slowly. （契弟走得摩）Synonym: 契弟Reference: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E5%A5%91%E5%BC%9F/7349815
Definition: A romanised code-mixing term that is used by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to refer to '核突', which refers to something that is aesthetically unpleasant or ugly.
Usage: E.g. 港女：Im so broke so I went into a random updup maiseen place eat din alone but then I realize the place is too dirty and updup and ppl ard me dou ho dirty and wuddud...Synonym: 核突Reference: https://topick.hket.com/article/2254771/wuddud＝核突%E3%80%80港女「流利」港式英語投訴米線店考起網民
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students as a casual way of labelling something as not related to the topic matter at hand.
Usage: E.g. off topic講兩句: 文理都緊要，理科是硬道理，但文科（文學、歷史；或者是哲學）才是中學教育中唯一認真（seriousness）的科目。(Let me make a few off-topic remarks: Both arts and sciences are important, with sciences being the most important, but arts (literature, history, or philosophy) are the only subjects in secondary education that require seriousness.)Synonym: 跟話題無關Reference: https://www.threads.com/@yuxichau/post/C5vuQ64SgYQ?hl=en
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