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香港中英夾雜字典

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ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese. 用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

dive under water

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who disappeared for a long time and no one knows where they are. 用法: E.g. A: Where did your classmate go? B: I think he dived under water.同義詞: 潛水參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/cantonese-slang-of-the-week-diving-under-water

blow water

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that refers to chatting casually or bragging about something. 用法: E.g. 收皮啦!唔好再blow water!同義詞: 吹水參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/

anyway

定義: A term used by native Hong Kongers to divert one topic to another in a polite manner. 用法: E.g. 係呀,個proposal已經搞掂了。Anyway, 我兒家要去開meeting。 E.g. 份proposal仲未搞掂?Anyways, 我兒家要食lunch喇。參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

blow water without wiping mouth

定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t. 用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野!佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴!)同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴

awkward

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to a social situation where one feels very strange and uncomfortable, rather than an embarrassing situation where one feels ashamed or humiliated, as the Cantonese equivalent term '尷尬' can take on any of those two meanings. 用法: E.g. 本來咁多人約左出黎食飯點知得返你地兩個,會唔會覺得好awkward? (Originally many people were going to have a meal together, but only two of you came. Did it feel awkward?)同義詞: 尷尬參考: https://www.threads.com/@janemanic.english/post/DHpmw9YRm-y/很多人分不清-embarrassedembarrassing-和-awkward雖然它們都有尷尬的意思但用法不同-embarrassed-形容人的感受例如-i-?hl=zh-hk

wai wai wai

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to forming inner circles and having decisions made by its members. 用法: E.g. You think they are really inviting a bid? They are just wai wai wai!同義詞: 圍威喂參考: https://words.hk/zidin/圍威喂

By the way

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid seeming as if you have almost forgotten to mention something. 用法: E.g. By the way, 你可唔可以幫我搞掂埋呢份proposal? E.g. By the way, 你今晚幾時得閒呀?

swap

定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use in place of the Cantonese equivalent '交換'. 用法: E.g. A:我地swap一個球員好唔好?B:好呀,我同你swap啦。同義詞: 交換

Return water (wui shui)

定義: To get a refund for something due to dissatisfaction. 用法: The service was so bad, that's why I wanted to wui shui. 同義詞: 回水