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Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who believe that rejecting people is more comfortable than being a “peaceful good person” because being the latter often leads to more work with the same salary.
Usage: E.g. 識得 reject 嘅人，過得舒服過「隨和好人」好多 以前總係唔敢拒絕人，明明唔係自己範疇都照攬上身。最後發現：越好說話嘅人，工作量只會越來越多，人工就永遠原地踏步。學會定邊界，工作生活先有得救。(People who know how to reject, live much more comfortably than "easy-going good people". I used to always dare not reject people, despite the work not related to my job position. Then I finally realised: The better at talking a person is, the more the workload will become, and the salary will always be the same. So learn to set boundaries, so that work and life will be saved.)
Synonym: 拒絕
Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/BAAf75hFnJ/
Definition: Often expressed in negative form, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a less direct way of rejecting someone's idea without saying they don't believe, accept or agree with that person.
Usage: E.g. 我暫時唔係好buy你個idea，不過我會諗諗。(I don't really buy your idea at the moment, but I will think about it.)
Synonym: 相信; 接受; 同意
Reference: https://words.hk/zidin/buy
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to being rejected. (食檸檬)
Usage: E.g. This time eat lemon la，very chaam chaam pig.
Synonym: 食檸檬
Reference: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/8-colloquialisms-unique-to-cantonese
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to soften the tone when requesting for something, especially when the speaker does not want to be rejected.
Usage: E.g. 你：ｍｉｎｄ唔ｍｉｎｄ我跟返呢個客? 同事：唔ｍｉｎｄ。 （你：介唔介意我跟返呢個客? 同事：介意。） E.g. 你：ｍｉｎｄ唔ｍｉｎｄ我坐喺到? 陌生人：唔ｍｉｎｄ。（你：介唔介意我坐喺到? 陌生人：介意。） E.g. 你：ｍｉｎｄ唔ｍｉｎｄ等我一陣? 老細：唔ｍｉｎｄ。 （你：介唔介意等我一陣? 老細：介意。）
Definition: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use when they want to express rejection politely without sounding so blunt.
Usage: E.g. 我發現幾多人返工唔識Say No。(I found out there are many people who don't know how to say no at work.) E.g. 唔好意思，我要揸車，所以要對酒精say no。(Sorry, I need to drive so I have to say no to drinking.)
Synonym: 講唔好
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3268602/page/1
