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定義: A more positive-sounding code-mixing term compared to the same item (計劃) in Cantonese. Often pronounced as 'pan'.
用法: E.g. 做D咩都要plan定先得架麻。
E.g. 做Ｄ咩都要計劃好先得架麻。(you may sound like a schemer in this one! XD)參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf
定義: (adj.) Often pronounced as 'up-day', this is a code-mixing term used to describe someone or something as being very trendy or up-to-date. However, it is also sometimes used as a verb like in native English.
用法: E.g. 你部手機好update喎。(adj.)
E.g. Update左個software未呀？(verb)同義詞: 潮; 更新參考: https://www.inmediahk.net/中英夾雜
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a feature or quality of a product that persuades people to buy it. Compared to '賣點' in Cantonese, selling point can often extend to services and people, and can refer to personal attractiveness or uniqueness.
用法: E.g. 以前佢地D selling point 係聽話忠誠 (Their selling point used to be that they were willing to listen and loyal to their customers.)同義詞: 賣點參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3746011/page/2
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer people coming together. Even though the term can be used both formally and informally in English, it can actually be more personal and intimate than '聚會' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 女友稱約朋友去酒店Gathering 男友事後問起她卻支吾以對 (Girlfriend said she was going to a hotel with friends for a gathering, but when her boyfriend asked her about it later, she gave evasive answers.)同義詞: 聚會 參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/網絡熱話/女友稱約朋友去酒店gathering疑似出軌-637892/
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to leaving past memories behind so they can progress or continue in life.
用法: E.g. 被分手嘅大家係點move on? (How does everyone move on from a breakup?)同義詞: 繼續前行參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2705628/page/6
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to bypassing or avoiding something quickly. It is also often less intentional and deliberate than the Cantonese equivalent term '跳過' and tends to be done without much thinking.
用法: E.g. 正常人每日第一餐必定是早餐，若然經常skip，會打亂人體生物鐘及削弱身體機能，抵抗力自然變差。(For normal people, breakfast is always the first meal of the day. If you often skip it, it will disrupt your body's biological clock and weaken your bodily functions, naturally making your resistance weaker.)同義詞: 跳過參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/記性差-原來關早餐事-044500693.html
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
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