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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to an incompetent person of low status. It is the first part of the allegorical saying '未夠斤兩‘, which means the person is not qualified. Since 2 + 6 taels = half catty, it means the person is not much in catty and taels.
用法: E.g. You two beat six should not be part of our group!同義詞: 二打六參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/41660/
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who only knows how to eat rice and nothing else. ie. A useless person.
用法: E.g. He is so useless like a rice bucket!同義詞: 飯桶
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
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is a yellow-skinned Asian but speaks English very well. I.e. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside like a bamboo stick. (竹升)
用法: E.g. Please don’t treat me like a bamboo stick! (竹升) I know how to speak Chinese!同義詞: 竹升
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to starting a fight.
用法: E.g. This is a school! Don't start a film here!同義詞: 開片
