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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 euphemistic way of saying to somebody that you want to teach them a lesson or show them what you've got. (比D顏色你睇)
用法: E.g. 咁寸?! Let me give you some color see see!
同義詞: 比D顏色你睇
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase that is often used among local students in Hong Kong girl schools when they cannot understand what the teacher says in a lesson.
用法: E.g. *Teacher explains what to do for the lesson* Student A: Nei ming ng ming gong mud ye? Student B: Ng ming.
同義詞: 你明唔明講乜野?
參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/124322/集體回憶-90後最有共鳴火星文-禾刀吾g-3-你有無份
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.
同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話
定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t.
用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野!佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴!)
同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to tell someone that he or she must listen to them because they have much more life experience and wisdom.
用法: E.g. Listen to me. You are not old enough to go travelling by yourself. I have eaten salt more than you ate rice!
同義詞: 我食鹽多過你食米
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-more-salt-than-rice-我食鹽多過你食米/
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong actress and singer JW as a less direct way to describe someone with a bad personality.
用法: E.g. I am not saying he is a bad person, 佢都係好人嚟㗎,男人我明白會有犯呢啲錯啦,但係當我係個受害者嘅時候,我就make咗呢個decision... (I am not saying he is a bad person, he is a good person after all, I understand men make these kind of mistakes, but since I was a victim, I made this decision...)
同義詞: 我唔係想講佢係一個壞/品質差既人
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to express disbelief at someone in fulfilling a promise. (比個官你做)
用法: E.g. You say you will return your money by tomorrow? I let you be the government official!
同義詞: 比個官你做
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who does not show gratitude to those who helped him/her after a goal is reached.
用法: E.g. I have helped you reach your goal and you complete forget about me? So does that mean you finished the ritual and ditch the monk?
同義詞: 打完齋唔要和尚
參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/打完齋唔要和尚
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to strongly express promise in doing something when the other person does not believe in you. (批個頭比你當凳坐)
用法: E.g. If I don't return my money back to you by tomorrow, then I cut my head and let you sit on it as a chair!!!
同義詞: 批個頭比你當凳坐
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575