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Definition: A shortened term of the word 'confirm' in English, used to maximise communicative efficiency and to get the listener to confirm ASAP.
Usage: E.g. 下個月個party既日期firm左未呀?
E.g. 你下次個appointment firm左未呀?
E.g. Firm左未呀?快D啦。
Definition: A shortened code-mixing term that refers to 'certificate'.
Usage: E.g. 我終於考到張cert喇!
Definition: (textspeak) Derived from comic book characters having a large drop of sweat on their forehead or hair, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to feeling speechless and reticent. Dik hon (滴汗) has the literal
meaning of 'drip sweat'.
Usage: E.g. Your joke is so lame! Dik hon!Synonym: 滴汗
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong HR departments like to use when they report back to candidates on their interview result, which is more objective than the Cantonese equivalent that contains the phrase ‘評價‘, which tends to give people the feeling of being evaluated or judged.
Usage: E.g. 今日收到消息話你既面試表現都係positive架。(I received news today saying that your interview result was positive.)Synonym: 正面評價Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2492328/page/36
Definition: A code-mixing term that can also be used to refer to a non-human object.
Usage: E.g. 咁快開波?等我warm up吓先。
E.g. 同事A:喂,部機咁慢既? 同事B:部機要warm up吓先得架。
Definition: A code-mixing term that waiters love to use to refer to the last order that customers can make in a restaurant before it closes. (最後訂單)
Usage: E.g. 今次last order,有D咩想落就好落喇。
E.g. Waiter: 今次最後訂單。 Customer: 吓?咩訂單話?Reference: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/