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定義: Pronounced as 'cleansing form', this is a code-mixing term used by celebrity Janice Man to refer to the facial treatment item 'cleansing foam'.
用法: E.g. 我通常眼同埋嘴就用左油既，即係remover，oil remover去落左先，跟住就會全面再用呢一個cleansing water再全面抺一次，跟住先至用落裝油全面再洗一次，再用cleansing form全面就再落裝咁樣。咁所以其實都有四五個step囉。
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。
同義詞: 雙重確認
參考: https://smelab.com.hk/職場英語-double-confirm-reconfirm/
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by local Hong Kong students to refer to having no time for activities such as dinner or party, which doesn't necessarily mean they have no more time left in their lives such as due to a terminal illness.
用法: E.g. A: Do you want to join the party tonight? B: I have no time.
同義詞: 我冇時間
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj7SHv4Jhw4
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kongers instead of '在家工作'.
用法: E.g. 我今日真係爽呀，可以work from home。成日煲netflix都得啦！
同義詞: 在家工作
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone being forgetful and careless, such as forgetting their keys or where they put their phone. (大頭蝦 - daai6 tau4 haa1)
用法: E.g. A: You forgot to bring your wallet? Such a big head shrimp!
同義詞: 大頭蝦
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-大頭蝦-big-head-prawn-language-hong-kong/
定義: A useful alternative if your boss is tired of hearing the word 'somehow' when you want to avoid saying 'I don't know' to a question.
用法: E.g. For some reason個file corrupt左。 E.g. For some reason個printer壞左。 E.g. For some reason今次個客唔搵我地。
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to refer to someone who is off-topic or providing irrelevant answers.
用法: E.g. Lei dou gau m daap baat! Can you answer my question?!
同義詞: 九唔搭八
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/
定義: Known as JM tone and pronounced with an extra 'r' in Armani, this is a code-mixing term used by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to refer to the Italian fashion designer and brand.
用法: E.g.「嚟到GoRgio ARmaRni(Giorgio Armani)嘅show嘅現場…」馬米高聽到一臉疑惑︰「Hello Girl！你去咗冒牌現場啊？ Giorgio Arrr讀到呢度都啱，但係咪ar-MARNI？冇R喎！」(Janice Man: "Arriving at the live show of Giorgio ArmaRni..." Michael Ma heard and suspected: "Hello Girl! Did you go to the fake brand's live show? Giorgio Arrr is pronounced correctly, but is it ar-MARNI? There is no R there!)
同義詞: 喬治·亞曼尼, Giorgio Armani
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVyay3rgqtf/?igsh=MWU0bGlyajBnM3B5OQ== (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a meeting that is usually shorter than what is already brief and leaves people thinking it should have been longer.
用法: E.g. Standup meeting講得一句太brief，judge唔到performance。(A stand-up meeting can only allow people say a few sentences that are too brief, which is hard for judging an employee's performance.)
同義詞: 站立會議; 站會
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/88607/page/1
定義: Derived from the four-character idiom '大名鼎鼎', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students to describe a person as very famous, well-known or have a grand reputation.
用法: E.g. 李忠慶說很喜歡下方一個留言「I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei」，此應用語言學系列叢書的其中一名編輯是著名語言學家李嵬，亦啟發李關注及研究該專頁(Lee Chung Hing mentioned that he really liked a comment that says, "I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei." One of the editors of this applied linguistics book series is the renowned linguist Li Wei, and this connection prompted Li to follow and study the page.)
同義詞: 大名鼎鼎