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定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of saying '開會' or having a '會議'.
用法: E.g. 我聽日九點鐘有個meeting。開完meeting再搵你呀？
同義詞: 會議
參考: https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20170226-lifestyle-mix-chn-eng/
定義: A code-mixing term that a Jayden Mami uses to refer to a more playful misbehaviour in a lighthearted way rather than describing a child genuinely bad and unmanageable that the Cantonese equivalent terms tend to denote.
用法: E.g. Jayden呀，唔好再咁naughty啦。你唔食菜，又唔飲湯，你唔會healthy架！(Jayden, don't be so naughty. If you don't eat vegetables and don't drink soup, you will not be healthy!)
同義詞: 曳；百厭
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/7397/
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the set of qualities and background that a person has, which may not be what people are looking for in a relationship.
用法: E.g. 康堤package非常之好 比個ex咁公開放暗箭都冇出聲好有品 (Constance Chan's package is very good and she did not even say much when her ex-boyfriend back-stabbed her so openly.)
同義詞: 個人條件
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BARuUezR1c
定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase used by foreigners to bargain in a wet market, in order to get a bigger deal or low price. A 'la' is also usually added at the end for emphasis.
用法: E.g. This is fifty dollars? Peng di la!
同義詞: 平D
定義: An ultra efficient code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to singing contest.
用法: E.g. CLS呢個中學生唱singcon唱到跪撚埋喺度 (So frigging crazy! This high school student sang until kneeling down in a singing contest.)
同義詞: 歌唱比賽
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3191125/page/16
定義: A code-mixing term meaning to further oneself's studies.
用法: E.g. 做人要不斷upgrade自己先夠充實架嘛。
定義: Known as Kongish and having the literal meaning of 'bend machine', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having overly powerful ability to do something.
用法: E.g. You must be wat gei in this game because you practice all the time!
同義詞: 屈機
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-cantonese-slang-internet
定義: Derived from 'gut' (吉) meaning nothingness or tangerines, this is a romanised code-mixing slang phrase used to describe someone is messing about and wasting time, which purportedly comes from people in the past going into Hong Kong stores just to drink the bowl of soup called 'gut' soup (吉湯) without spending money on the food at all. 'wun' can mean to mix (混) or to transport (運).
用法: Auntie: Stop tasting my fruits here and there! Are you wun gut?
同義詞: 運吉, 混吉
參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a meeting that highlights the key points rather than something that is more like a presentation.
用法: E.g. 返工要提前返去briefing又唔計工時係咪犯法？(Is it illegal for an employee to go to work earlier for a briefing but not pay them salary?)
同義詞: 簡報會
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2566840/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to going to bars and clubs because they find the Cantonese equivalent terms a lot more suitable for a mature audience.
用法: E.g. A: 去唔去clubbing呀？B: 你指係邊啲？A: 緊唔係夜總會啦！(A: Do you want to go clubbing? B: Which type are you referring to? A: Of course not nightclubs!)
同義詞: 夜店，夜總會
參考: https://jyutdictionary.com/dictionary/entry/夜總會