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Definition: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to steamed rice noodle rolls, which is a popular snack at street food vendors. However, this is not to be confused with ‘fun cheung’, which means ‘dick face’ in English.
Usage: E.g. Let‘s eat some fun cheung at a Chinese restaurant! Sorry, I mean cheung fun!
Synonym: 腸粉
Definition: A code-mixing term used by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department to describe something as very relaxing. However, the AI anti-drug video that used this word was taken down due to citizens suspecting that the video was promoting the illegal use of drugs instead of discouraging it.
Usage: E.g. 浪漫的煙圈，一支幫你忘記所有煩惱，好chill (Romantic smoke rings — one puff helps you forget all your worries. So chill.)
Synonym: 好放鬆
Definition: A romanised code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to refer to a type of fried noodles with soy sauce flavour that people like to eat every day because it is so easy to make and adaptable to different ingredients and tastes.
Usage: E.g. Would you like chow mein with ham, beef, or chicken? Want to add some sesame, sweet and spicy sauce?
Synonym: 炒麵
Reference: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/4150389/page/1
Definition: Originated from '色' (colour) which referred to woman beauties back in the olden days, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that later evolved into the phrase 'lust wolf', which means a perverted person or sexual predator.
Usage: E.g. Why you follow so many hot girls ig? Real color wolf lor you.
Synonym: 色狼
Reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/zf04su/is_色狼_ever_used_as_a_compliment/
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a more practical way of describing someone's willingness to invest time into something because it does not usually mean the person has promised anything.
Usage: E.g. 其實拍拖享受當下就好 唔使俾咁多commitment 唔係叫你做個不負責任嘅仆街 感情冇辦法好似business relationship咁 簽咗約就一定要履行承諾 (Actually, dating and enjoying the moment is fine without giving so much commitment. That is not to say to be an irresponsible bastard. There is just no way to be like a business relationship where once you sign a contract, you must fulfill your promise.)
Synonym: 承諾
Definition: Often pronounced as ‘cummun’, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to express how common something is without making it sound unpopular or nothing special.
Usage: E.g. 做呢個行業好common架咋。(This occupation is so common!)
Synonym: 普遍, 普通
Reference: https://www.instagram.com/p/C04Br91vuJT/ (use mobile version)
Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone as not having good judgement rather than lacking general knowledge, even though it can refer to both of these things when scolding someone.
Usage: E.g. Common sense 常人應該刷覺到既感通/道理 eg. 今日個女同事打扮得特別靚噴曬香水,放工應該有約會, 個晚最好唔好叫人OT (Common sense is what ordinary people should be aware of using their senses or reasoning. For example, if a female colleague dressed particularly well and sprayed perfume today, then you can guess they probably have a date after work. So you better not ask her to work overtime that night.) E.g. 你有冇common sense架？呢啲咁既野你自己google吓咪得囉！(Do you have common sense? For this kind of stuff you just need to google it yourself!)
Synonym: 常識
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/718878/page/3
Definition: (noun) A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to state a problem or something that needs to be addressed and dealt with.
Usage: E.g. 當然如果錢對你嚟講唔係一個concern，或者呢啲worldly pleasures 對你嚟講你毫無興趣，咁你當然可以去搵更加大嘅意義。例如做吓義工，幫吓社會嘅人。(Of course if money is not a concern for you, or if these worldly pleasures are of no interest to you, then you can certainly search for greater meaning in life. For example, you can go volunteering and help people in the society.)
Synonym: 問題; 需要關注嘅事
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3039721/page/2
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use as a more natural way to ask for another person's phone number.
Usage: E.g. 就快last day, 點拎個女同事contact好? (My last day is coming soon. What's the best way to get a female colleague's contact details?)
Synonym: 聯絡資料
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/789285/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing phrase that even young and senior local Hong Kong students like to use to refer to duplicating information in the digital format because they were just never used to Chinese Windows.
Usage: E.g. Ａ：搵AI gen成編文出黎，再copy and paste落自己份功課到咪得囉。Ｂ：喂，你唔好教壞我喎？！(A: Just get the AI to generate some essay, then copy and paste it into your homework. Done! B: Hey, don't teach me a wrong habit!)
Synonym: 複製與貼上
Reference: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/香港語文
