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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

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IKEA

Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers sometimes use to refer to the Swedish furniture store.

Usage: E.g. A: 咁你係叫 IKEA 定宜家家居?B: 姨媽傢俬 C: 宜家傢俬 (A: So do you say IKEA or Yee-Ga Furniture? B: Auntie Furniture. C: Yee-Ga Furniture)

Synonym: 宜家傢俬

Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/FAxWjYYL-/

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