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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary
A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary
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Definition: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who disappeared for a long time and no one knows where they are.
Usage: E.g. A: Where did your classmate go? B: I think he dived under water.
Synonym: 潛水
Reference:
https://www.localiiz.com/post/cantonese-slang-of-the-week-diving-under-water
Local Student Hong Konger Code-mixing
2025-06-29
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