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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary


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parallel

Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to describe something that is going on simultaneously as another, such as a task or event. At other times, it can also be used to describe things happening outside of work such as love relationships.

Usage: E.g. 呢兩個task幫我睇吓可唔可以同時parallel咁樣進行。(Help me see whether the two tasks can proceed at the same time.) E.g. 點解拍拖唔可以Parallel咁進行? (Why can't you date more than one person at the same time?)

Synonym: 同時間

Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3070535/page/1

hi hi

Definition: (vulgar) Originated from LIHKG due to swear word filters, this is a code-mixing term used to refer to the worst possible circumstance that can ever happen to someone, as the tones of 'hihi' sound very similar to '仆街' in Cantonese, which means 'to trip on the street' or 'to die' as a metaphor.

Usage: E.g. 香港而家好似喺平行時空咁樣。樓價升,租金升。大部份嘅生意行業跌到hi hi (Hong Kong seems to be in parallel universe nowadays. Property prices rise, rents rise. Most of the business industries went completely broke.)

Synonym: 仆街

Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/BBg_BfSN0N/

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