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Definition: Derived from '落狗屎‘, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to raining very heavily, which is equivalent of the phrase 'raining cats and dogs' in English.
Usage: E.g. Wa! Right now is really drop dog sh*t ah! (哇!兒家真係落狗屎呀!)Synonym: 落狗屎Reference: https://ling-app.com/yue/cantonese-slang-words/
Definition: A term that seems to originate from the English culture and can hardly be replaced by the Cantonese equivalent term '常識'.
Usage: E.g. 喂,你咁快就落搭,有冇common sense架?
E.g. 一睇就知係搵笨啦,你有冇common sense架?
E.g. 你好似有常識,不過冇common sense。Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: A code-mixing term often used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the day that work must be handed in and finalised.
Usage: E.g. 老闆:下次知道要搞咁耐就早D返公司喇。 下屬:你話有野要交比個客睇,但係冇話過係deadline喎。
E.g. 老闆:今日係deadline,做唔完野要OT。 下屬:D野一早就做哂喇。
Definition: A way to sound more certain and less hesitant when your friend/boyfriend/girlfriend is asking you whether you want to do something with him or her.
Usage: E.g. 朋友: 聽日去唔去睇戲呀? 你: Depends啦。
E.g. 女朋友: 係咪聽日去shopping呀? 你: Depends啦。
E.g. 女朋友: 係咪聽日去shopping呀? 你: 睇下點啦。 *啪!*
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to reaching a consensus on matters of a situation.
Usage: E.g. 我地一齊align一下意見,再匯報比上頭知。Synonym: 保持一致Reference: https://www.story001.com/post-196.html
Definition: Pronounced as 'N-call', this is a code-mixing term used to get the performer to sing one more time at the end of a concert.
Usage: E.g.今次演唱會唔知會ENCORE幾多次呢?
E.g. Encore!!!我今次要encore到爆為止!