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Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the time period up to now without sounding so formal and elegant in social situations.
Usage: E.g. So far我覺得呢間餐廳幾好食, 但係service有D差囉。(So far I think the food in this restaurant is quite good, but the service is a little bad.)
Synonym: 目前為止, 至今
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3926896/page/1
Definition: An overused code-mixing term by real ABC's in Hong Kong when they want to give praise or compliment to something, just like the word '正' in Cantonese but stronger.
Usage: E.g. 哇，今次個concert真係awesome！ E.g. Woah! Awesome!
Synonym: 正
Definition: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the school that a person had graduated from. However, working class and grassroots Hong Kongers may know this term but not use it because it sounds too Latin than English. Hence, they find ‘mother school’ is more sensible and practical to use.
Usage: E.g. 你既alma mater係邊間學校？
Synonym: 母校, mother school
Reference: https://youtube.com/shorts/Br8CWgYQNak?si=aFaIMvdv2YSnCxvh
Definition: (textspeak) Derived from '狗噏' meaning 'dog uttering', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to talking non-sense, like bullsh*t. It is also often pronounced as '鳩噏' as a vulgar expression.
Usage: E.g. Stop 9up and bragging about your achievements all the time! (唔好成日喺到鳩噏車大炮啦!)
Synonym: 狗噏, 鳩噏
Reference: https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/9up
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a less official way of grumbling or whining about something just to vent off one's anger because doing this formally might just require a bit too much paperwork.
Usage: E.g. 我要complain你啲attitude囉，好差呀你哋公司，I won't come again. 叫你哋最大粒同我出嚟！我要complain！(I have to complain about your attitude, the bad things about your company, and I won't come again. Ask your most senior guy to come out! I want to complain!)
Synonym: 投訴
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/226740/page/6
Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe something as more inferior in quality than another without saying it's of bad quality.
Usage: E.g. 我去過呢間bar。It's even worse!
Synonym: 更加差
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3047481/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a job application form where loads of information need to be filled in, especially for large companies.
Usage: E.g. 點解D大公司填FORM要咁詳細。又身份證住址生日，有冇得唔填咁詳細? (Why do large companies need you to fill in forms with such detail? For example, ID, address, and birthday. Can we not fill in with such detail?)
Synonym: 表格
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2545196/page/1
Definition: An idiom made popular by the toy product 'Need Son Ng Need Mum', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to the Chinese family tradition of favouring sons over daughters in carrying on a bloodline.
Usage: E.g. A: Do you think you come from a traditional family? B: Yes! Need son ng need mum!
Synonym: 要仔唔要乸, 重男輕女
Definition: (textspeak) Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a trap or something of an inferior quality, which is comparable to the word 'dodgy' in English.
Usage: E.g. This job is not what I thought! So fuk!
Synonym: 伏
Reference: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now?utm_campaign=likeshopme&utm_medium=instagram&utm_source=dash+hudson&utm_content=www.instagra (use mobile version)
Definition: A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to tell someone that he or she must listen to them because they have much more life experience and wisdom.
Usage: E.g. Listen to me. You are not old enough to go travelling by yourself. I have eaten salt more than you ate rice!
Synonym: 我食鹽多過你食米
Reference: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-more-salt-than-rice-我食鹽多過你食米/
