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Definition: Known as Kongish and used as '有種' (have seed), this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to not being afraid or having the guts to do something.
Usage: E.g. If you have seed, then I will give you some colour see see! (有種)
Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an exchange of goods or services for money, but often with an extra service of persuading and pushing the customer to buy something they don't want to buy at all.
Usage: E.g. 個sales明明係sell野但係又講到唔係。(The salesperson was actually selling and pitching his product but he said he wasn't.)
Synonym: 賣野; 推廣
Reference: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=27464402
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a feature or quality of a product that persuades people to buy it. Compared to '賣點' in Cantonese, selling point can often extend to services and people, and can refer to personal attractiveness or uniqueness.
Usage: E.g. 以前佢地D selling point 係聽話忠誠 (Their selling point used to be that they were willing to listen and loyal to their customers.)
Synonym: 賣點
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3746011/page/2
Definition: A shortened code-mixing term that refers to 'semester' and can hardly be replaced '學期'.
Usage: E.g. 大學生：唔知今個sem考成點呢？ 你：份project幾時交呀？同學：sem尾先至交呀。
Synonym: 學期
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to sending things over the internet. ('發送')
Usage: E.g. 你可唔可以send張相比我呀？
Synonym: 發送
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an employee with an experienced background, but not necessarily the adequate skills to do the job.
Usage: E.g. 我條team條senior，叫佢廢物都覺得侮辱左廢物依個詞語，日日例牌遲到都算，咩都唔識 (E.g. As for my team's senior, I think it would even be an insult to the word 'rubbish' if I were to call him rubbish. Not only is he late every day, but also he does not know anything.)
Synonym: 資深; 高級
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2386628/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the ability to understand and recognise something with our five senses, which include sight, hear, smell, taste and feel.
Usage: E.g. 男人好容易sense到女人鍾意咗自己嘅咩？(Can a man very easily sense that a woman likes him?)
Synonym: 感覺
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3392065/page/3
Definition: Pronounced as 'serfaah', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a computer server in IT.
Usage: E.g. 個server整好未呀？冇理由down左咁耐架？
Synonym: 服務器
Definition: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kong students use to refer to common sense or knowledge.
Usage: E.g. End sem jip lib is seung sik okay? (完Sem摺拉是常識 Okay？)
Synonym: 常識
Reference: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/283411/大學生打字用火星文-10句港式英文拼音大挑戰-測試你識幾多
Definition: Pronounced as 'se-fun' with a rising tone on the second syllable, this is a shortened term used to refer to the 7-Eleven convenience store.
Usage: E.g. 今日放工記得去seven買野呀。 E.g. 我要去seven交電話費。
