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定義: This is a code-mixing term that is used instead of the Cantonese equivalent '大文件夾' to refer to a large-sized folder for keeping documents.
用法: E.g. 如果folder唔夠大，搵個binder再放哂D文件入去。同義詞: 大文件夾
定義: A generic code-mixing term used for a number of Chinese words meaning 'case', in order to maximise communicative efficiency.
用法: E.g. 喂，阿John。同我follow下個case得嗎?（個案）
E.g. 今次呢單case好似唔簡單。（案件）
E.g. 呢個病人個case睇嚴重D喎。（病情）
E.g. 我明白你個case。（情況）同義詞: 個案; 案件
定義: Pronounced as 'm-tee-ah-lo', this is a code-mixing term used by the grassroot class Hong Kongers to refer to the train station.
用法: E.g. Foreigner: Excuse me, where is the MTR?
HK'er: What?
Foreigner: Where is the 'm-tee-ah-lo'?
HK'er: Oh I understand! 'm-tee-ah-lo' is over there!同義詞: 港鐵
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to the quality of being rough or even unkind, in addition to being strict in following rules or standards.
用法: E.g. 個professor好charm啊，但係有少少harsh... (The professor is very charming, but is a little harsh.)同義詞: 嚴格; 嚴厲參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/86453/page/4
定義: Purportedly to have come from JobsDB applications, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a less direct way of informing someone the very small chance of good news happening, such as the extension of an employee's contract.
用法: E.g. 下屬：請問我大唔大可能會續約？ 上司：暫時黎講，續約係會unlikely。(Employee: May I ask how likely my contract will extend? Employer: As of now, the chance of extending your contract is unlikely.)同義詞: 唔大可能; 冇可能參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2591532/page/1
定義: Originated from sports and often used with a ‘咗’ in Cantonese denoting past tense, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to deceiving someone with a posture or misinformation rather than something like a fraud or scam, even though it can be serious at times causing real inconvenience to people.
用法: E.g. 俾 "轉工要趁後生" 呢句嘢fake咗 (I got misled by the saying "Take the opportunity to change jobs while we are young".)同義詞: fake咗參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3004954/page/2
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something happening or behaving the same way as before over time.
用法: E.g. 我：‘I need to stay consistent!’ 講英文人：Consistent 廣東話係乜嘢？(Me: I need to stay consistent! English speaker: What is consistent in Cantonese?)同義詞: keep住參考: https://www.threads.com/@tracywongdc/post/DE-HfeUuJEx
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the formal document sent by a seller to a buyer as a request for payment, which is be differentiated from a receipt.
用法: E.g. 你俾完錢收到嘅果張係叫收據，係receipt，但啲大陸人係統一叫發票。(What you receive after payment should be called a receipt, but mainland Chinese people also refer to it as an invoice.)同義詞: 發票; 請款單參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2808375/page/1
定義: Pronounced as 'kaahn-taah' with a long back vowel and rising intonation, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a cashier's counter, information desk or service counter.
用法: E.g. 小弟係個賣game仔，話說我今日放飯果陣緊係出去食飯啦，咁個counter緊係冇人啦 (I'm a game seller, and of course I went out to have lunch during my lunch break today, so there was no one looking after the counter.)同義詞: 收銀處; 客戶服務中心; 櫃檯參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/740067/page/1
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