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香港中英夾雜字典

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work

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to emphasize the reality of a situation, as even lovers have a working relationship sometimes. In other cases such as a workplace, it is simply to match the working atmosphere. 用法: E.g. 你:我地之間唔係好work呀,你明唔明呀?男/女朋友:明白。(你:我地之間唔係好得呀,你明唔明呀?男/女朋友:你講緊邊方面唔得呀?!) E.g. 你:個program唔work呀。老細:哦。(你:個program唔得呀。老細:又唔得!)

network

定義: 1. (noun) A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to internet access. 2. (verb) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use to refer to social networking. 用法: E.g. 今日公司network有D問題,成日search野都好慢,仲間唔中會斷。 E.g. 最近有冇出去同人network?

work from home

定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kongers instead of '在家工作'. 用法: E.g. 我今日真係爽呀,可以work from home。成日煲netflix都得啦!同義詞: 在家工作

pull a cow up the tree

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe strenuous tasks that are almost impossible to complete. 用法: E.g. Getting my son to do homework is like pulling a cow up the tree!同義詞: 拉牛上樹參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

onsite

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to describe a job that must be done in a company office. 用法: E.g. 份合約講明份工要onsite做,冇得work from home。同義詞: 現場,在工地

chicken and duck talk

定義: (idiom) Derived from '雞同鴨講', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe two people who are unable to understand each other due to a difference of language or values. In other words, the conversation just seems to go round and round with each person talking over each other. 用法: E.g. I think we will never understand each other because we work in different departments. What a chicken and duck talk!同義詞: 雞同鴨講參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-word-of-the-month-雞同鴨講-chicken-duck-talk/

router

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to an equipment that helps connect computer networks together. 用法: E.g. 個router係咪壞左?點解冇network既?同義詞: 路由器參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

black son

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to being very unlucky or unfortunate. (黑仔) 用法: E.g. Today I forgot to bring my homework and give teacher scold. Very black son! (好黑仔)同義詞: 黑仔參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575

stir-fried squid

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to getting fired from a job. (炒魷魚 - caau2 jau4 jyu2) 用法: E.g. I messed up at work today and I got stir-fried squid!!!同義詞: 炒魷魚參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-老細炒咗我魷-stir-fried-me-squid/

chemistry

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to the attraction between two people. 用法: E.g. A:你話佢地兩個有冇chemistry呢?B:你係指work定係sexual chemistry呢?LOL。