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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something that is so obvious that there is no need to ask anyone about it, especially after finding out the wrong of somebody. 'Ah Gui' is a name that originated from an infamous official (李世桂) in the Qing Dynasty.
用法: E.g. It must be him who let out the secrets! No need to ask Ah Gui!同義詞: 唔洗問阿貴參考: https://www.kamadelivery.com/blog/posts/香港10大俗語-地道文化背景大解構/
定義: Often said without a 'bus', this is a chique sounding code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to a vehicle that has more specific and direct route to a destination. However, the Cantonese equivalent '穿梭巴士' may be used more often during holiday as it may sound more enjoyable and less 'chur' to ride on.
用法: E.g. 我每日返工都有得搭shuttle，好快就到公司。 (I can take the shuttle to work every day and get to to office very fast.)同義詞: 穿梭巴士，接駁巴士參考: https://www.weekendhk.com/網絡熱話/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-香港人-ctb02-by-1413297/2/
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they don’t want to tell somebody directly that they are really f***ing stupid. Even though it looks like a westernised expression, it has a similar pronunciation as '好撚笨柒' in Cantonese, which means 'very f***ing stupid penis'.
用法: A: 有人話我係"荷蘭銀行支票", 何解???
B: HOLLAND BANK CHEQUE~自己讀~同義詞: 好撚笨柒參考: https://m.discuss.com.hk/index.php?action=thread&tid=9184515
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who only knows how to eat rice and nothing else. ie. A useless person.
用法: E.g. He is so useless like a rice bucket!同義詞: 飯桶
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '使用者'.
用法: E.g. 同完個user傾好要咩feature未呀？
E.g. 喺user既角度，呢個係一個bug。同義詞: 使用者
定義: Often pronounced without the 'd', this is a neutral-sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they are not sure which Cantonese equivalent word to use when something unexpected happens.
用法: E.g. 哇，你考試咁高分，我好surprised呀。(Wow, you scored a high mark in your exam. I'm so surprised.)
E.g. 哇，你最近減肥呀？我好surprised呀。 (Wow, you went on a diet recently? I'm so surprised.)
E.g. 哇，你有男朋友？我好surprised呀。(Wow, you got a boyfriend? I'm so surprised.)同義詞: 驚喜，驚訝參考: https://tsangyoksing.hk/2009/10/06/輕音節的正確讀法/
定義: Often pronounced in two syllables as 'shu-ah' and used with ‘唔‘ (not), this is a cool sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to express absolute uncertainty over a subject matter in an informal setting.
用法: E.g. 佢係唔係好叻？我唔sure。(Is he really smart? I am not sure.)
E.g. 今日會唔會落雨？我唔sure。(Will it rain today? I am not sure.)
E.g. 佢阿媽係唔係女人？我唔sure。(Is his mom a woman? I am not sure.)同義詞: 肯定參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=30817621
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