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Definition: With a literal meaning of 'humbly receive', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who work in Japanese companies to express politeness before starting to eat a meal, which is equivalent to "Let's eat" in English.
Usage: E.g. A: Itadakimas! B: 其實係唔係一定要講？A: 唔係，不過有禮貌啲囉。(A: Itadakimas! B: Do we actually have to say this? A: No, but it's more polite if we do.)Synonym: 開飯喇, 唔客氣喇, Let's eatReference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itadakimasu
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is useless and is a waste of money to raise him or her up. (食濕米 or 食塞米)
Usage: E.g. You cannot get anything done at all today? Do you eat wet rice? (你係咪食塞米?)Synonym: 食濕米, 食塞米Reference: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/%E9%A3%9F%E5%A1%9E%E7%B1%B3
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to avoid the use of sensitive negative vocabulary when they want to describe a situation where there can be anger or resentment involved when disagreement happens.
Usage: E.g. A: 雖然我地達唔到共識，但係大家都唔好有hard feeling, ok? B: OK，明白。 (A: Even though we did not reach a consensus, we should not have any hard feelings okay? B: Okay, understood.)
E.g. A: 雖然我地達唔到共識，但係大家都唔好有怨恨, ok? B: 講咩呀你？我幾時有怨恨？！ (A: Even though we did not reach a consensus, we should not have any resentment okay? B: What are you talking about? When did I have resentment?!)Synonym: 憤怒, 怨恨, 不快Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3777161/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kong businessmen to refer to something that they give a damn about, as the equivalent terms '理', '在乎' or '關心' in Cantonese sound too romantic or loving in a professional setting.
Usage: E.g. 我唔care你要OT到幾多點，總之要幫我搞掂。
E.g. 其實我都好care我既員工既福利。
E.g. 艾東care! (I don't care!)
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used as an interjection to express surprise, which is equivalent to ‘wow’ in English.
Usage: E.g. Wa! People mountain people see! (So many f***ing people)Synonym: 哇
Definition: Pronounced as 'sik-q', this is a code-mixing term used to refer to the security staff of a building.
Usage: E.g. 同我快D叫'食Q'黎！
Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to recommend a candidate for a vacant position.
Usage: E.g. 如果你識到朋友做呢行，可以refer佢比我地嗎？Synonym: 推薦, 介紹Reference: https://goop.ai/topic/2r3f/尋英文補習教學partner
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