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Definition: A code-mixing term that is often used instead of '取錄'.
Usage: E.g. 家人:邊間大學比左offer你呀? 你:仲未有offer呀。唔知幾時呢?
Definition: A code-mixing term that is used instead of '典禮'.
Usage: E.g. 同學:個ceremony好耐呀,完未架?
同學:你幾時去grad ceremony呀? 你:我黎唔到個ceremony呀。
Definition: Pronounced as 'shalup', this is a code-mixing term used to tell somebody to shut up immediately.
Usage: E.g. 好鬼嘈呀!快D shalup啦!
E.g. 同學:Shalup!老師就快到喇!Synonym: 收聲
Definition: A shortened code-mixing term for 'duplicate'. (verb)
Usage: E.g. 呢part好似dup多左次。
E.g. 你dup多份做template,然後再改會好D。
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is a yellow-skinned Asian but speaks English very well. I.e. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside like a bamboo stick. (竹升)
Usage: E.g. Please don’t treat me like a bamboo stick! (竹升) I know how to speak Chinese!Synonym: 竹升
Definition: A code-mixing term used by real ABCs in Hong Kong to refer to an Asian who speaks English. Ie. Yellow on the outside and white on the inside. (香蕉)
Usage: E.g. I am not a banana! I know how to speak Chinese!Synonym: 香蕉
Definition: A code-mixing term that can also be used to refer to a non-human object.
Usage: E.g. 咁快開波?等我warm up吓先。
E.g. 同事A:喂,部機咁慢既? 同事B:部機要warm up吓先得架。
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term added to the end of verbs to express the meaning of completely or to a large extent. (晒 - saai3)
Usage: E.g. Mm goi sai! (Thank you so much!) 唔該晒
E.g. Dor jeh sai! (Thank you very much!) 多謝晒
E.g. Jo sai! (Done everything!) 做晒
E.g. Sik sai! (Eaten everything!) 食晒
E.g. Mo sai! (No more left!) 冇晒Synonym: 晒Reference: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1592/
Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to the part of the song that is repeated several times. (副歌)
Usage: E.g. 老師:今次唱得唔錯。不過我地再黎多次個chorus呀,唔該。
E.g. 老師:我地一齊再唱多次段副歌!學生:副歌?老師,你係邊到黎架?