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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary


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Mouse(屎)

Definition: Often added with a 屎, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kong people use instead of 滑鼠, meaning 'slippery mouse'. Usage: Eg. 個mouse(屎)幾靚喎。喺邊到買?Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

receiver

Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to a small wireless unit that is plugged into a computer’s USB port for receiving signals for a keyboard or mouse. Usage: E.g. 有冇見過我個receiver? 我好似唔見左。Synonym: 接收器
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