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Definition: Pronounced as 'lig', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to computer lag.
Usage: E.g. 部機好似唔夠RAM,好lag機呀。
Definition: A code-mixing phrase that even young and senior local Hong Kong students like to use to refer to duplicating information in the digital format because they were just never used to Chinese Windows.
Usage: E.g. A:搵AI gen成編文出黎,再copy and paste落自己份功課到咪得囉。B:喂,你唔好教壞我喎?!(A: Just get the AI to generate some essay, then copy and paste it into your homework. Done! B: Hey, don't teach me a wrong habit!)Synonym: 複製與貼上Reference: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/香港語文
Definition: Often said without a 'bus', this is a chique sounding code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to a vehicle that has more specific and direct route to a destination. However, the Cantonese equivalent '穿梭巴士' may be used more often during holiday as it may sound more enjoyable and less 'chur' to ride on.
Usage: E.g. 我每日返工都有得搭shuttle,好快就到公司。 (I can take the shuttle to work every day and get to to office very fast.)Synonym: 穿梭巴士,接駁巴士Reference: https://www.weekendhk.com/網絡熱話/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-香港人-ctb02-by-1413297/2/
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to get someone to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'ja ja lum'.)
Usage: E.g. La la lum get your homework done!
E.g. Leave now or you'll miss the train! La la lum la!Synonym: 嗱嗱臨
Definition: A code-mixing term that is often used instead of '取錄'.
Usage: E.g. 家人:邊間大學比左offer你呀? 你:仲未有offer呀。唔知幾時呢?
Definition: Sometimes said with a fist pump gesture, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to express absolute affirmation towards the feasibility of an idea.
Usage: E.g. 當然啦! 呢個idea絕對can啦! (Of course! This idea is absolutely feasible!)Synonym: 可以, 可行
Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers in IT sectors like to use to refer to a pointer to a snapshot of changes in a code repository.
Usage: E.g. 你兒家喺main branch, 咁你要checkout返個develop branch先可以開始做野。Synonym: 分支,開發線Reference: https://git-scm.com/book/zh/v2/Git-分支-分支简介