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Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by Fake ABC Hongers to tell people to rest in peace when they die.
Usage: E.g. Oh no... 呢個新聞好慘呀。希望佢地rest in pieces啦。(Oh no... This news is a tragedy. I hope they will rest in peace.)
Synonym: 安息
Reference: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ9ucAey0SY/?igsh=MXdtZmkxcGl0cDV1MQ== (use mobile version)
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe that something must be done no matter how worse the situation is.
Usage: E.g. I don't care three seven twenty one. This project must proceed!
Synonym: 唔理三七廿一
Reference: https://www.ourchinastory.com/zh/5530/何謂「唔理三七廿一」？%C2%A0
Definition: Often added with a '屎' (faeces), this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a salesperson.
Usage: E.g. A: 點解好多人唔識分sale 同sell 呢2個字 B: 我諗係因為sales sale屎sell屎sale野sell野. (A: Why do so many people cannot differentiate between sale and sell? B: I think it is because sales sell sh*t and sale thing sell thing.)
Synonym: sale屎
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3146390/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to having missed something, such as a bus or a deadline.
Usage: E.g. 哎呀，我miss左最後班車喇！\nE.g. 唔知miss左deadline會點呢？
Synonym: 錯過左
Definition: A code-mixing word that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to '資料庫' in the IT sector. Also see 'database'.
Usage: E.g. 連得到個db未? 定係connect唔到呢?
Synonym: 資料庫
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a smaller kind of conference room for general purpose, such as having a small group meeting, 1 on 1 interview, zoom call, etc. However, it does not mean people should do all sorts of things in it such as chitchatting loudly and having a social party.
Usage: E.g. 呢排轉咗工，但公司係Shared Office。入面大部分都後生仔女。就算唔係坐埋一張枱都聽到佢哋大聲講大聲笑。啲meeting room又唔係多，長期俾人霸哂。到真係俾我book到都仲聽到出面啲聲 (E.g. I changed job recently, but the company is a shared office and most people are young, Even when I was not sitting at their table, I could still hear them talking and laughing out loud. There were also not many meeting rooms, so they were occupied for a long time. And when I booked a room, I could still hear their noise outside.)
Synonym: 會議室
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/4007435/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use as a more natural way to ask for another person's phone number.
Usage: E.g. 就快last day, 點拎個女同事contact好? (My last day is coming soon. What's the best way to get a female colleague's contact details?)
Synonym: 聯絡資料
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/789285/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kong girls to refer to proactively keeping someone safe from damage or injury, which is usually something that they expect from a boyfriend.
Usage: E.g. 如果連我自己都唔為自己去解釋一下，咁邊個去protect我？邊個幫我解釋？冇。(If even I myself don't stand up for myself, who is going to protect me? Who will help me explain to others? No one.)
Synonym: 保護
Definition: Originated from Japanese TV show, this is an Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a teenage-like person who often only lives in their own world and does things just to satisfy themselves, or even acting as if they have secret powers.
Usage: E.g. 鍾培生吊威也求婚女友未say yes硬戴戒指網民：太中二了 (Derek Chung proposed to his girlfriend with a wire stunt and put the ring on her while she has not even said yes. Netizens commented: "Such secondary two syndrome!")
Synonym: 中二病
Reference: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1239684264415029/
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to tell somebody to be ready to do something anytime without making them feel ordered to do the task.
Usage: E.g. 聽日放工記住隨時standby，有可能有客搵你。(Remember to standby tomorrow after work, as there may be customers who need you.)
Synonym: 待命；候命
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3476706/page/1
