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database

定義: A code-mixing word that working class Hong Kongers love to use instead of the Cantonese equivalent '資料庫' in the IT sector. Also see 'db'. 用法: E.g. Con唔connect得到個database呀? E.g. 內地人:你能夠連接得到個資料庫嗎? 香港人:你指個database?同義詞: 資料庫

quota

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to one's limit of something, such as how much food one can eat. 用法: E.g. 食野要有quota,尤其係生野。 E.g. 我望手機有quota,因為我始終年紀大。參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/

blow water

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that refers to chatting casually or bragging about something. 用法: E.g. 收皮啦!唔好再blow water!同義詞: 吹水參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/

Key

定義: A code-mixing term that is often used with “啱key”, which refers to whether you get along well with somebody. Explanation: like the key in a piece of music. 用法: Eg. 你同你朋友啱唔啱key呀?參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/啱key

collect skin

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to tell somebody to shut the f**k up. It is used instead of the Cantonese equivalent '收皮' in order to tone down the directness of this very rude phrase. It originates from street vendors who used to pack their things up on wooden mats when police arrived back in those days of Hong Kong. 用法: E.g. 喂,講完未呀?Collect skin啦。E.g. 真係頂你唔順呀,快D collect skin啦。同義詞: 收皮參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now?utm_campaign=likeshopme&utm_medium=instagram&utm_source=dash+hudson&utm_content=www.instagram.com/p/Cy8AD_WtaxO/

pool

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to getting out of the singles' pool so that you are finally dating someone! 用法: E.g. 我平時咁宅,估唔到有一日會出pool。

double check

定義: A nicer-sounding phrase than '重複檢查' or '檢查兩次', which means to check again or check two times. 用法: E.g. 每次考試時記住double check份卷。

check

定義: A word that seems to have originated from a Chinese emperor, due to it being mistakenly aired from a TVB episode. 用法: 同朕check吓!(By TVB actor 陳豪)參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

low tech

定義: (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe something that is very unadvanced in technology.  There is a famous quote that goes "High Tech揩野,Low Tech撈野", which describes the volatility of high-tech products as opposed to low-tech products that have a larger market despite high competition. '撈' refers to '有得撈', which means you can earn a living. 用法: E.g. 今時今日唔可以再咁low tech架喇。快D買返部智能手機啦。參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf

high tech

定義: (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe something that is advanced in technology.  There is a famous quote that goes "High Tech揩野,Low Tech撈野", which describes the volatility of high-tech products as opposed to low-tech products that have a larger market despite high competition. 用法: E.g. 哇,張枱有自動升降好high tech呀。參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf