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Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is so stubborn that their neck is like leaning towards one side.
Usage: E.g. Listen to us for once! Don't be always so dead cow's one-sided neck la!Synonym: 死牛一邊頸
Definition: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a year where one’s Chinese zodiac offends or clashes with the God of Tai Sui, which means the fortune of the year will not be as smooth as others.
Usage: I was born in the year of the snake and I am fan tai sui this year! Let’s go to the temple to pray for protection and peace!Synonym: 犯太歲Reference: https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/tai-sui/
Definition: Derived from the noun ‘maintenance’, this is a code-mixing verb used to refer to carrying out maintenance work on something in order to keep it running without errors and issues.
Usage: E.g. D code寫簡短啲,main就容易做啲啦。(Write simpler code so you can carry out maintenance more easily.)Synonym: Maintenance,維護Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2545265/page/1
Definition: Often pronounced with a long vowel 'feet', this is a code-mixing term that is more appropriate to use when describing someone in good shape.
Usage: E.g. 男仔:哇,你身材幾好喎。女仔:咸濕仔!
E.g. 男仔:哇,你身材好標準喎。女仔:死咸濕仔!
E.g. 男仔:哇,你好fit喎。女仔:多謝。
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a more natural and effortless way to ask for another person's contact number to their mobile phone list.
Usage: E.g. 我唔係識左你好耐,不過可唔可以add左你先呀?(I haven't known you for long, but may I add you first?)
E.g. 其實ig D女狂add 人係為左咩?(Why on earth are the girls on Instagram adding people wildly?)Synonym: 加Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2309015/page/1
Definition: 1. (noun) A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to internet access.
2. (verb) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use to refer to social networking.
Usage: E.g. 今日公司network有D問題,成日search野都好慢,仲間唔中會斷。
E.g. 最近有冇出去同人network?
Definition: Used to refer to setting things up in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 伙記:等我set好張枱先再叫你入黎啦。 客人:好呀。
E.g. 個server set up左未呀?