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Definition: A euphemistic way of telling somebody to eat sh*t (食屎).
Usage: E.g. 咁巴閉?! Eat c la!
Definition: Often pronounced as '波士', this is a more polite sounding code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to '老闆', especially when working in a corporate company.
Usage: E.g. 做波士就好啦。我地呢班打工仔一世做奴隸。Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: A fancy way of saying 'so' or 'therefore' in Cantonese and to tone down the causal relationship between two items.
Usage: E.g. 係喇，你都冇同我講。That’s why我今次冇預到你份。
E.g. 你都冇比錢我。That's why我冇幫你買戲飛。
Definition: A pair of code-mixing terms that native Hong Kongers like to use to refer to the sport of gliding over snow because it is simply way too tiring having to tell the other person which one you are talking about if you just say ‘滑雪‘ in Cantonese, which has a literal meaning of 'glide snow'.
Usage: E.g. 我好鍾意滑雪。B：不過請問係skiing定係snowboarding? (A: I really like gliding snow. B: But do you mean skiing or snowboarding?)Synonym: 滑雪Reference: https://www.baby-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=12744670
Definition: Transliterated from '冇厘頭' meaning 'with no source', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used to describe something that makes no sense. It originated from a type of slapstick humour associated with Hong Kong popular culture in the late 20th century, most notably in Steven Chow's (周星馳) movies.
Usage: E.g. I think this story is mo lei tau! But it gives me a very good laugh! (我覺得呢個故事簡直係冇厘頭！不過真係好搞笑！)Synonym: 冇厘頭Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_lei_tau
Definition: A noun-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe someone who is manly.
Usage: E.g. 哇！你今日冇剃鬚好ｍａｎ呀！
E.g. 得閒去吓gｙｍ鍛鍊吓肌肉先至夠mａｎ架嘛。
Definition: Often pronounced as 'grandma', this is a code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to the set of rules that define the structure of a language, which can be difficult and annoying sometimes like a grandma.
Usage: E.g. 今次考試要考埋英文grammar。真係好麻煩呀！(The exam will also cover English grammar this time. So frigging annoying!)Synonym: 語法Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3389792/page/1
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