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Definition: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term transliterated from ‘食飯’, which means eat rice.
Usage: E.g. Sik jor farn mei ar? (食左飯未呀？） E.g. Hor yee sik farn la. (可以食飯喇）
Synonym: 食飯
Reference: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/16/the-use-of-transliteration-in-kongish/
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong companies like to use to refer to sessions they provide for employees to equip them with skills, which may or may not be full of actions such as teaching, instructing and nurturing as the -ing term suggests.
Usage: E.g. 吓？你講完一兩句野就當係training？！(What? You just gave a short talk and called this 'training'?!)
Synonym: 訓練, 培訓
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/700190/page/9
Definition: Originated from Gundam seed and used as '爆seed' (explode seed), this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to unleashing one's potential.
Usage: E.g. 呢鋪game我志在必得，各位我要出絕招爆seed啦！
Reference: https://saucemedia.net/interesting/香港過氣潮語-潮語-十卜-32355/7/
Definition: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students when they absol-f***ing-lutely agree with what the other person is saying. In other cases, it can be used as an adverb to describe something resembles the appearance or description of another thing.
Usage: E.g. A: 你老友今日病左所以唔食buffet? B: Exact7ly. (A: Your friend couldn't eat buffet today because he is sick? B: E-f***ing-xactly. E.g. 你同你弟弟個樣exact7ly一模一樣。(You and your brother look exactly the f***ing same.)
Synonym: 正柒是
Reference: https://www.facebook.com/100069834671890/posts/9250444321648514/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is easily deceived or fooled.
Usage: E.g. Some people say Hong Kong is an international water fish city! (國際水魚都市)
Synonym: 水魚
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used as an interjection to express frustration or annoyance when something surprising occurs. (哎呀)
Usage: E.g. Aiya! I missed the bus! E.g. Aiya! I dropped the cake! E.g. Aiya! I just needed one more mark to pass the test!
Synonym: 哎呀
Reference: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/seven-cantonese-phrases-that-should-be-in-the-oed
Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a serious disease that kills normal cells and causes death.
Usage: E.g. A：唔好食咁多公仔麵，如果咪生cancer架。B：啋過你把口！
Synonym: 癌
Reference: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ
Definition: A tag-switching phrase that is often overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong.
Usage: E.g. I can't believe it！呢隻牌子你唔係未聽過嗎？ E.g. Oh my God! 你唔係未去過呢間餐廳嘛？I can't believe it!
Synonym: 我唔相信
Reference: https://topick.hket.com/article/555250/偽ABC扮唔識中文%20網民揶揄造作
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to contact lens.
Usage: E.g. 港女：我唔要戴眼鏡。我要戴con！
Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to the subject 'psychology'.
Usage: E.g. 讀psycho難唔難呀？聽講今年有好多人肥左。
Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf