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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: Originated from a Hong Kong TV advertisement in the 90's, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a second chance, which is most known for warning someone that there is no second chance in life.
用法: E.g. 香港的公益廣告曾有一句廣告詞「生命無『Take two』」很深入人心,意思是說「生命沒有第二次機會,要珍惜生命」(Hong Kong's public service advertisements once had a well-known slogan "There is no 'Take two' in life", which means "there is no second chance in life, we must cherish life".)同義詞: 第二次機會參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1674492649207500800.html
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!
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to something that is like an eyesore to oneself because he or she cannot withstand it anymore.
用法: E.g. 你地做成日都打爛野。我真係no eye see喇。(冇眼睇)同義詞: 冇眼睇參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/
定義: A code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers to refer to “no pay leave” or non-paid leave.
用法: E.g. 請唔到病假咪請low pay leave囉! (no pay leave)同義詞: 無薪假期
定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to a small wireless unit that is plugged into a computer’s USB port for receiving signals for a keyboard or mouse.
用法: E.g. 有冇見過我個receiver? 我好似唔見左。同義詞: 接收器
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to emphasize how crowded and jam-packed a place is.
用法: E.g. 同事:今日搭車返工多唔多人呀? 你:多呀,可以話係people mountain people sea呀。
E.g. 你:哇,人山人海呀!朋友:簡直係people mountain people sea啦!
定義: A code-mixing term that the Hong Kong celebrity '肥媽' like to use to refer to enjoying oneself on the stage by shaking along music or rhythm.
用法: E.g. 上到舞台一定要unjoy!
定義: A code-mixing term used by the upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the espresso-based coffee made with steamed milk because the Cantonese equivalent '意大利泡沫咖啡' is too sophisticated to say.
用法: E.g. A:我平時最鍾意飲意大利泡沫咖啡。香港人:你指cappucino?同義詞: 意大利泡沫咖啡