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定義: Usually placed at the start of a clause or sentence, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to replace the phrase '無論如何', meaning 'no matter what' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 我知你好忙,但anyhow,你一定要幫我。
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the Cantonese swear word '仆街', which literally translates to 'trip on the street'.
用法: E.g. 聽日交唔到貨就PK喇!
E.g. 玩我?! 你個PK!
定義: Originated from a supermarket chain in Hong Kong, this is a code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to tell somebody to go to hell, as the name can be abbreviated to 'PK', which resembles the swear word '仆街' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 想搵我笨?!Go to Park'n Shop!
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
定義: An alternative way of referring to someone who's getting on your nerves, as the equivalent term '挑戰' in Cantonese sounds too much like a real duel or battle and hence too provocative to use.
用法: E.g. 老闆:夠喇。你唔好係到挑戰我。你:我幾時有挑戰過你呀?!
E.g. 老闆:夠喇。你唔好係到challenge我。你:*silence*
定義: A term that seems to originate from the English culture and can hardly be replaced by the Cantonese equivalent term '常識'.
用法: E.g. 喂,你咁快就落搭,有冇common sense架?
E.g. 一睇就知係搵笨啦,你有冇common sense架?
E.g. 你好似有常識,不過冇common sense。參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: A euphemistic way of refering to the end of something, as saying something is at a final stage is considered bad luck in Cantonese sometimes.
用法: E.g. 唔知佢end up會做D咩呢?
E.g. 上次個project end up成點呀?
E.g. 佢上個暑假end up左去台灣。
定義: A phrase used by native Hong Kongers to affirm that something is true or obvious, usually among friends and relatives in informal settings, especially with the particle 'la' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 朋友: 今日出街記住載口罩。 你:Of course啦!
E.g. 女朋友: 哇,你好叻呀。 你:Of course啦!
E.g. 男朋友: 估唔到你咁醒目。 你:Of course啦!