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定義: A code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to sound less intentional about applying for leave.
用法: E.g. 記住我聽日day off,有D咩事唔好搵我。(Remember I am taking a day off tomorrow. Please don't bother me if there is anything.)
同義詞: 請假; 放假
參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cantonese/comments/1g1dmdg/請問_香港_係講_工作天_唔講工作日/
定義: (verb) This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a deadline for task.
用法: E.g. 同事:份report幾時dead呀? 上司:今日dead左喇!仲喺到問!
參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/
定義: (textspeak) Derived from comic book characters having a large drop of sweat on their forehead or hair, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to feeling speechless and reticent. Dik hon (滴汗) has the literal meaning of 'drip sweat'.
用法: E.g. Your joke is so lame! Dik hon!
同義詞: 滴汗
定義: (Jyutping) Ask for the reason of things happened
用法: Dim gaai zeoi gan sing jat lok jyu? (點解最近成日落雨?) - Why it always rain recently?
同義詞: 點解, Why, 為什麼
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners to ask for directions when they are lost in Hong Kong.
用法: E.g. Kowloon tong dim hui?
同義詞: 點去?
定義: (verb) Originated from the 'ding' sound that a microwave makes when it finishes heating food, this is a code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to reheating food with a microwave.
用法: E.g. He dings his lunch every day. (present tense) E.g. He is dinging his lunch. (present continuous tense) E.g. He dang his lunch yesterday. (past tense) E.g. He has just dung his lunch. (present perfect tense)
同義詞: 叮
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/_njiXSdc7/
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who disappeared for a long time and no one knows where they are.
用法: E.g. A: Where did your classmate go? B: I think he dived under water.
同義詞: 潛水
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/cantonese-slang-of-the-week-diving-under-water
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that foreigners use to utter the phrase 'thank you' in Cantonese when they receive a red packet during Chinese New Year.
用法: E.g. Dor jeh! Gung hei fat choi!
同義詞: 多謝
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the rules being set on how you should wear for a situation or event.
用法: E.g. 聽晚要去公司function?有冇話咩dress code呀?
同義詞: 服裝規範
參考: https://www.englishok.com.tw/toeic/toeic-issue/crystal_lee_english_speaking