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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary


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assess

Definition: Originated from ‘access’, this is a code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to the means through which one can enter a system or having the permission to retrieve data from a system. Usage: E.g. 唔該可唔可以比個database既assess比我? (Could you give me the access to the database?) E.g. 我assess唔到個system。可唔可以比密碼我?(I cannot access the system. Can you give me the password?)Synonym: access, 讀取Reference: https://www.instagram.com/reels/CjZh3wSpu4l/
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