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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary


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taste

Definition: Often pronounced with a '屎' (faeces) at the end of the word, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to having the ability to recognise something good. ('有品味')

Usage: E.g. 哇,你識揀呢件衫,真係好有taste呀!

Synonym: 品味

Reference: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

credit

Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the recognition and praise given to someone for something that they did, which is more appropriate to use for small bits of work.

Usage: E.g. A: 佢食一啖話好難食,我嬲嬲地成個蛋掉撚咗。個時我中二,不過我而家自己開鋪賣蛋糕。B: 可能就係咁造就你而家做得咁出色 A:又要比返credit佢?我意思係人哋點踩你都好(even最親嘅人)(E.g. A: He took a bite and said it tasted bad. Then I threw away the whole cake angrily. I was in secondary two at that time. However, I now run my own shop selling cakes. B: Maybe that's why you're so successful now. A: And I have to give him credit? I mean it doesn’t matter how people step on you (even your closest ones).)

Synonym: 功勞

Reference: https://www.threads.com/@yuikok0709/post/DQ5esI-EgkE/又要比返credit-佢我意思係人哋點踩你都好even最親嘅人最緊要自己相信自己冇人比你自己更清楚自己?hl=zh-hk

jap

Definition: An onomatopoeic code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a verb for eating, especially when the food is delicious and people take time to taste and chew, making the sound of 'jap' repeatedly while eating. ie. 食到jap jap聲. However, it is not to be confused with the word Jap, which is a short term for Japanese.

Usage: E.g. 由來:源自食嘢時發出嘅「嗒嗒聲」或「咂嘴聲」(英文象聲詞 Jap Jap Jap / 廣東話「咂咂聲」)。意思:形容某樣食物味道極好,食到令人發出聲響、食得好滋味、好過癮。例句:「呢間舖頭嘅叉燒好食到好jap!」(Origin: Derived from the "click" or "smack" sound when eating (English onomatopoeia Jap Jap Jap / Cantonese "smack sound"). Meaning: Describes certain food that tastes extremely good, makes people make noises, eats deliciously, and is very addicted. For example, "The barbecued pork in this shop is so good to eat!")

Synonym: 嗒嗒聲; 咂嘴聲

Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/BBMuBpj73J/

chow mein

Definition: A romanised code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to refer to a type of fried noodles with soy sauce flavour that people like to eat every day because it is so easy to make and adaptable to different ingredients and tastes.

Usage: E.g. Would you like chow mein with ham, beef, or chicken? Want to add some sesame, sweet and spicy sauce?

Synonym: 炒麵

Reference: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/4150389/page/1

sense

Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the ability to understand and recognise something with our five senses, which include sight, hear, smell, taste and feel.

Usage: E.g. 男人好容易sense到女人鍾意咗自己嘅咩?(Can a man very easily sense that a woman likes him?)

Synonym: 感覺

Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3392065/page/3

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