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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary
A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary
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Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the list of dishes available at a restaurant. (餐牌)
Usage: E.g. 伙記，唔該比個menu我睇呀。
Synonym: 餐牌
Reference:
http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
Native Hong Konger Code-mixing
2024-04-20
ni gor
Definition: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they want to order something in a restaurant because they don't know how to read a menu.
Usage: E.g. Mm goi waiter! Ni gor please!
Synonym: 呢個
Reference:
https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know
Westernised Hong Konger Code-mixing
2024-07-16
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