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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary


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gag

Definition: Often used as '搞爛gag', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a lame joke or broken joke.

Usage: E.g. 你唔好成日喺到搞爛gag啦!一D都唔好笑!

Reference: https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/爛Gag

pack

Definition: A versatile code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to arranging, tidying or wrapping things into a container such as a luggage.

Usage: E.g. 姐姐,我愛你呀。返到屋企,呆左,姐姐知我3日後搬屋,幫我pack好晒d野 (Sister, I love you. I was speechless when I went home. My sister knew I would move to another house three days later so she helped me pack everything.)

Synonym: 執; 包

Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/_tNvRYFKv/

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