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香港中英夾雜字典

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contribute

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to giving or providing something, in order to help achieve a goal. 用法: E.g. 麻煩大家contribute一吓個discussion。同義詞: 貢獻參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

refer

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to recommend a candidate for a vacant position. 用法: E.g. 如果你識到朋友做呢行,可以refer佢比我地嗎?參考: https://goop.ai/topic/2r3f/尋英文補習教學partner

Never mind

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to tell someone not to worry about something anymore, even though it may not sound polite to English speakers. 用法: E.g. Never mind啦。我地下次再約。 E.g. Never mind啦。我自己搞得掂。

Of course

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!

opportunity

定義: A more sophisticated way of expressing chance (機會) in Cantonese, as the English term denotes prospect for advancement or success. 用法: E.g. 好多謝貴公司今日比呢個opportunity我地黎做個presentation.

ferragamo

定義: A code-mixing term used by the upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the Italian luxury brand. However, the grassroots Hong Kongers pronounce it as '飛甩雞毛', which means the chicken dropping its feathers. 用法: E.g. A:你著緊咩牌子?飛甩雞毛?B:係Ferragamo呀。同義詞: 飛甩雞毛

prefer

定義: A code-mixing term by native Hong Kongers to avoid saying the word 'like' in order to sound more professional in formal situations, or to avoid sounding biased when you like one item more than another. 用法: E.g. 你prefer今星期邊一日interview呀? E.g. 你prefer幾點睇戲呀? E.g. 我prefer佢個idea多D。

present

定義: An irreplaceable code-mixing term meaning to deliver a speech, as saying the Cantonese equivalent term '匯報' would sound too old school and non-colloquial. 用法: E.g. 你幾時要present呀? E.g. 今次份assignment難唔難present呀?參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers

security

定義: Pronounced as 'sik-q', this is a code-mixing term used to refer to the security staff of a building. 用法: E.g. 同我快D叫'食Q'黎!

short

定義: (adj.) insane; malfunctioning; derived from "short circuit". Often used as "sot sot deih", meaning a little insane. 用法: E.g. 你契爺凍到short咗. (Your godfather is freezing to the point of insanity.) E.g. 部冷氣機short左。快D搵人黎整返佢啦。