Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

Definition: Originated from Ming Dynasty where a husband does the housework for his wife for the latter half of the month, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use when they want to retaliate against the wrongdoing of a person, which is like 'eye for an eye' in English.

Usage: E.g. You do the first, I do the fifteenth. If you keep throwing trash in front of my door, then I will do the same to you too!

Synonym: 你做初一，我做十五

Reference: https://guangming.com.my/【喜有此李】初一-十五#:~:text=有一句俗語叫“你做初一，我做十五”，據說是原自中國明朝時候一名“愛妻族”丈夫，因疼惜嬌妻做家務做得辛苦，便自告奮勇幫忙做一份，還建議每個月初一開始由妻子做，到了十五至月尾則由自己做。如此體貼，可謂錫老婆錫到燶！