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Definition: 1. (adj). To describe a hectic state where you are so busy that you feel like you cannot breathe. 2. (verb). An Englishised code-mixing term that refers to exhausting oneself in order to get work done in a short period of time, which is usually brought on by demanding customers or people of high authority.
Usage: E.g. 今日返工真係好chur呀。(adj) E.g. 哇，呢個客洗唔洗chur到咁盡呀？比條生路人地行吓好嗎？(verb)
Reference: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/
Definition: Often pronounced as 'Q' or used as 'Q-tee', this is a code-mixing term that is used by Hong Kongers instead of '可愛' in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 哇，個公仔好Ｑ呀！ E.g. 港女：你睇吓我今日著得Q唔Q-tee呀？
Synonym: 可愛
Reference: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
Definition: A slightly more polite sounding code-mixing term that real ABC's in Hong Kong like to use instead the Cantonese equivalent '大佬', meaning 'big brother', even though the literal meaning is usually not taken when used, just like the word 'dude'.
Usage: E.g. Dude，你係到搞D咩呀？ E.g. Dude，你好還錢喇喎？ E.g. Dude，你以為你自己好型呀？
Synonym: 大佬
Definition: This is a code-mixing term that refers to being eliminated in a competition, or being disqualified due to breaking the rules in a sports game.
Usage: E.g. 小心比球證吹罰呀。再犯多次規就foul你出局。 E.g. 我第一round interview就比人foul左喇。真係慘慘豬。
Reference: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to the wire that melts when the electric current exceeds the safe level in a device.
Usage: E.g. 唔好chur到部機咁行，如果咪燒fuse屎架。
Synonym: 燒fuse, 燒保險絲
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3579513/page/2
Definition: (adj.) An irreplaceable code-mixing term used to describe an unhappy state, especially when a person has been devastated by someone.
Usage: E.g. 喂，你知唔知人地係會好hurt架？ E.g. 喂，你咁講野人地係會好hurt架。 E.g. 點都好，你應該唔好hurt到人先岩。
Definition: Often used as an idiom, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a stupid person. (For male version, see 'Robert')
Usage: E.g. 唔好當我係Lulu喎! (Stop treating me like a stupid person!)
Definition: A code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers who prefer a QR code rather than a physical a food menu when they eat at a high class restaurant.
Usage: E.g. 入到居酒屋見到張menu唔識叫。(On entering the Izakaya restaurant, I saw the menu but didn't know how to order.)
Synonym: 餐牌
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3970505/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the list of dishes available at a restaurant. (餐牌)
Usage: E.g. 伙記，唔該比個menu我睇呀。
Synonym: 餐牌
Reference: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to a person's microphone being muted while in a meeting.
Usage: E.g. 同事：喂，我聽唔到呀，你mute左呀。快D搵人叫佢unmute返啦。