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定義: (textspeak) Derived from comic book characters having a large drop of sweat on their forehead or hair, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to feeling speechless and reticent. Dik hon (滴汗) has the literal meaning of 'drip sweat'.
用法: E.g. Your joke is so lame! Dik hon!
同義詞: 滴汗
定義: (Jyutping) Ask for the reason of things happened
用法: Dim gaai zeoi gan sing jat lok jyu? (點解最近成日落雨?) - Why it always rain recently?
同義詞: 點解, Why, 為什麼
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners to ask for directions when they are lost in Hong Kong.
用法: E.g. Kowloon tong dim hui?
同義詞: 點去?
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who disappeared for a long time and no one knows where they are.
用法: E.g. A: Where did your classmate go? B: I think he dived under water.
同義詞: 潛水
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/cantonese-slang-of-the-week-diving-under-water
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that foreigners use to utter the phrase 'thank you' in Cantonese when they receive a red packet during Chinese New Year.
用法: E.g. Dor jeh! Gung hei fat choi!
同義詞: 多謝
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the rules being set on how you should wear for a situation or event.
用法: E.g. 聽晚要去公司function?有冇話咩dress code呀?
同義詞: 服裝規範
參考: https://www.englishok.com.tw/toeic/toeic-issue/crystal_lee_english_speaking
定義: A shortened code-mixing term for 'duplicate'. (verb)
用法: E.g. 呢part好似dup多左次。 E.g. 你dup多份做template,然後再改會好D。
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone being a scapegoat or taking the blame for something that they did not do.
用法: E.g. I did not cheat in the exam and you made me eat dead cat??!
同義詞: 食死貓
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
定義: Pronounced as 'N-call', this is a code-mixing term used to get the performer to sing one more time at the end of a concert.
用法: E.g.今次演唱會唔知會ENCORE幾多次呢? E.g. Encore!!!我今次要encore到爆為止!
同義詞: 唱多一次
定義: A code-mixing term used by entertainment judges to describe a performance as enjoyable to watch without judging the entertainment value itself.
用法: E.g. 一開始覺得啲vocal好似嗌緊交,但又好 Entertaining (At first it felt like the vocals were arguing, but was very entertaining at the same time.)
同義詞: 有娛樂性
參考: https://www.nmplus.hk/entertainment/魔音女團-穎喬-陳潔靈-1637287/