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Definition: Derived from 'add oil' in Cantonese, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to express encouragement and support for another person.
Usage: Ga yau! You can win this game!Synonym: 加油
Definition: Often associated with negative connotations, this is a code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to show their ability to form valuable opinions after thorough thought, like a lawyer in a court case.
Usage: E.g. 第一次認識人唔好咁快pass judgment啦!(Don't pass judgment so quickly upon knowing a person for the first time!)
E.g. 我希望你會接受我既judgment。(I hope you will accept my judgment.)Synonym: 判斷Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/1787326/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '簽證'.
Usage: E.g. 你搞好左travel visa未呀?(旅遊簽證)
E.g. 你到外國工作要有working visa架。(工作簽證)
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to emphasize how crowded and jam-packed a place is.
Usage: E.g. 同事:今日搭車返工多唔多人呀? 你:多呀,可以話係people mountain people sea呀。
E.g. 你:哇,人山人海呀!朋友:簡直係people mountain people sea啦!
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers like to use instead of '圖案'.
Usage: E.g. 件衫個pattern幾靚喎。喺邊到買架?
E.g. 同學:喂,你覺得每次D MC題目會有咩pattern呀?Synonym: 圖案