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Definition: A more informal and linguistically efficient way of saying the Cantonese equivalent term '上傳'. Often pronounced as 'po' instead of 'post'.
Usage: E.g. 喂,你今次po張相好鬼靚喎。
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to tell someone not to worry about something anymore, even though it may not sound polite to English speakers.
Usage: E.g. Never mind啦。我地下次再約。
E.g. Never mind啦。我自己搞得掂。
Definition: Derived from 'monitor', this is a highly efficient use of one's eyes to keep track of the progress of somebody or something. Sometimes, even without the use of one's eyes.
Usage: E.g. 喂,我咪喺度做緊野囉。你唔洗成日喺度mon住我嘛!
E.g. 你:喂,大佬。你唔洗成日打電話黎mon住我嘛?!!對方:大佬?!你邊隻眼見到我mon住你呀?!!
E.g. D股市跳得咁勁要成日搵人mon住先得架。
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to soften the tone when requesting for something, especially when the speaker does not want to be rejected.
Usage: E.g. 你:mind唔mind我跟返呢個客? 同事:唔mind。 (你:介唔介意我跟返呢個客? 同事:介意。)
E.g. 你:mind唔mind我坐喺到? 陌生人:唔mind。(你:介唔介意我坐喺到? 陌生人:介意。)
E.g. 你:mind唔mind等我一陣? 老細:唔mind。 (你:介唔介意等我一陣? 老細:介意。)
Definition: A noun-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe someone who is manly.
Usage: E.g. 哇!你今日冇剃鬚好man呀!
E.g. 得閒去吓gym鍛鍊吓肌肉先至夠man架嘛。
Definition: A convenient English phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid going into negative detail about someone who does not understand you.
Usage: E.g. 朋友: 喂,你講野好唔make sense喎。你:真的嗎?
E.g. 我覺得你講野make sense,不過我唔係太明。
E.g. 你講野都唔make sense,廢鬼事再聽你講。
Definition: A way to avoid sounding too imaginative when you want to suggest things that are impossible to happen.
Usage: E.g. Let’s say你有日比人老粒左,你會點呢?
E.g. Let’s say你考試肥佬左,你會點面對你家人?
E.g. Let's say你比人打獲金,你會唔會還拖?
Definition: The Hong Kong way of referring to the invoice sent to customers, as '發票' is rarely used.
Usage: E.g. 張invoice send左比個客未呀?
E.g. 喂,你咁快send左invoice黎係咪想追我數呀?
Definition: (adj.) A code-mixing term used to describe someone or something as being very trendy.
Usage: E.g. 哇,你今日著得好IN呀。
E.g. 聽返D流行音樂,咁先夠IN架嘛。
E.g. 做後生仔要夠IN先得架嘛。