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定義: Even though the word 'double' may seem redundant, this is a code-mixing expression that is often used in the workplaces of Hong Kong when you want to verify something.
用法: E.g. 可唔可以double confirm吓個schedule呀？
E.g. 唔該幫我double confirm吓每一個detail呀。參考: https://smelab.com.hk/職場英語-double-confirm-reconfirm/
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where there is a scene or fight going on between people, and you are just excited to watch what will happen as a bystander. '食住花生等睇戲' can be shortened to '食花生' sometimes.
用法: E.g. I have never seen people argue like this over Whatsapp! Let's eat peanuts while waiting to watch a film!同義詞: 食住花生等睇戲參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who refuses to concede despite knowing that they made the mistake in the first place. '死雞撐飯蓋' can also be shortened to '死撐' sometimes.
用法: E.g. You know you've done wrong! Stop being like a dead chicken propping up the rice cooker lid!同義詞: 死雞撐飯蓋參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something that is so obvious that there is no need to ask anyone about it, especially after finding out the wrong of somebody. 'Ah Gui' is a name that originated from an infamous official (李世桂) in the Qing Dynasty.
用法: E.g. It must be him who let out the secrets! No need to ask Ah Gui!同義詞: 唔洗問阿貴參考: https://www.kamadelivery.com/blog/posts/香港10大俗語-地道文化背景大解構/
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: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '使用者'.
用法: E.g. 同完個user傾好要咩feature未呀？
E.g. 喺user既角度，呢個係一個bug。
