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定義: A code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers that refers to a person who loves food and likes to try different kinds of food. However, it is often used as a term similar to the level of a gourmet even though the person may not be a food expert.
用法: E.g. 而家啲ig foodie以為自己真係食評家。(Nowadays the foodies on IG really think they are real gourmets.)同義詞: 美食愛好者參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2093295/page/1
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to treating someone a meal, such as lunch or dinner.
用法: E.g. Can you invite you to dinner today?同義詞: 請參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkP4AAqaKTk
定義: A code-mixing term that upper class Hong Kongers use to refer to a dish of food that is eaten before a meal to stimulate or whet one's appetite.
用法: E.g. D人未到，不如食個appetizer等住先啦？（People have not arrived yet. What about eating an appetizer while we wait?)同義詞: 前菜參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2723472/page/2
定義: A classic Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to picking up, chatting up and courting someone, especially girls. Even though this is considered a more serious term than 'flirting', it is still very often used to describe someone who is just chatting up the opposite sex but not necessarily looking for romance, especially for the long term.
用法: E.g. Tonight go ng go kau lui? (Want to pick up girls tonight?)同義詞: 溝參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,39072
定義: Originated from ‘sayonara’, this is a code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers who like to show off their limited Japanese language knowledge when they play with kids who are into Japanese anime.
用法: E.g. 下次再同你玩過。Sayunana!同義詞: sayonara, 拜拜參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3743607/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students when they absol-f***ing-lutely agree with what the other person is saying. In other cases, it can be used as an adverb to describe something resembles the appearance or description of another thing.
用法: E.g. A: 你老友今日病左所以唔食buffet? B: Exact7ly. (A: Your friend couldn't eat buffet today because he is sick? B: E-f***ing-xactly.
E.g. 你同你弟弟個樣exact7ly一模一樣。(You and your brother look exactly the f***ing same.)同義詞: 正柒是參考: https://www.facebook.com/100069834671890/posts/9250444321648514/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who want to sound humble yet not so insignificant when they are being asked what position they work in a company.
用法: E.g. A: 哇！你間公司好出名喎。 B: 係呀，不過我只係small potato。(A: Wow! Your company is very famous. B: Yes, but I am just a small potato.)同義詞: 小角色參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/4063839/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term that only upper class Hong Kongers know how to use to refer to a meal where people serve themselves the food because of the French origin of the word which makes it so hard to pronounce properly.
用法: E.g. A: 放假不如食buffet呀？B: 你指蒲飛？(A: What about eating buffet during holiday? B: You mean po-fei?)同義詞: 蒲飛參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/生日飯-餐廳-推介-推薦-生日餐廳-235652146.html
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong restaurants love to use especially during public holiday to refer to the additional fee added to a bill because it sounds more classy than '服務費' and less explicit than '加一' or '加二' in Cantonese, which mean +10% and +20% respectively.
用法: E.g. A: 吓？食個下午茶都要加二？ B: 今日係新年假期，所以有service charge。(A: What? There's +20% service charge even for an afternoon tea? B: Today is Chinese New Year holiday so there is service charge.)
E.g. 到底邊個發明加一服務費？(Who on earth invented +10% service charge?)同義詞: 加一, 加二, 服務費參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2268003/page/4
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