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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary
A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary
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Definition: A code-mixing phrase that is used by Hong Kongers to mean that they are ready to go to work whenever they get a call from their company.
Usage: E.g. 我每星期工作五天。不過我假日都要on call。
Working Class Hong Konger Code-mixing
2024-04-15
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