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定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to a place to stay or live, which they believe should be provided by companies or schools that are accommodating.
用法: E.g. 個人建議你有得報學校accommodation就報左先。(Personally, I suggest that you should apply for the school's accommodation if you can.) E.g. 你公司幫你搵咩accommodation?(What accommodation does your company provide?)
同義詞: 住宿
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3555364/page/32
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers who believe that making use of profanity is only for the sake of communicating effectively because a person can still be good-hearted regardless.
用法: E.g. 真心 小弟現實真係冇咁爛口 講粗口都係為咗Effective Communication 盡量都對事不對人 認真講句 講粗口唔緊要 最重要係心地善良 (To be honest, I'm really not that much of a bad mouth. Swearing is for effective communication. I always try to focus on the problem and not people. Seriously, it doesn't matter if you swear. The most important thing is to be kind-hearted.)
同義詞: 有效溝通
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BAaB6Mq45i/
定義: (vulgar) Originated from '狗噏' meaning 'dog uttering', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to someone who likes bragging and talking non-sense.
用法: E.g. 公司有個同事(非ac dept.) 我稱之佢為9upper。每當我同人講嘢 佢就會喺隔離叻唔切 (I have a colleague in the company (non-ac dept.) who I call 9upper. Whenever I talk to someone, he gets in the way and acts like he is so smart.)
同義詞: 喜愛狗噏之人
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BApbMHlIfq/
定義: Short for 'available zero', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kong teen celebrities to sell themselves as idols that have never dated or been in a relationship before.
用法: E.g. 鍾柔美男女關係複雜 A0形象被質疑 絕密校園生活揭秘 (Yumi Chung's complicated love relationships raise questions about her A0 image; her top-secret campus life revealed.)
同義詞: Available zero, 未拍過拖
參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/鍾柔美yumi被爆扮a0-中學時至少有4名男友?-就連「學霸」之名都被質疑-080040455.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to more efficient and sometimes less official way of making a request for a job.
用法: E.g. Jobsdb見到好多agent公司幫公司請人,一apply班agent就打來phone call,唔理你是唔是工作時間都打來,即刻問長問短... 不如直接同公司apply. (On JobsDB, you see a lot of recruitment agencies hiring for companies; the moment you apply, the agents call you—often without caring whether it’s during office hours—and immediately they start grilling you with questions... You're better off applying directly to the company.)
同義詞: 申請
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3975336/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a friend who gets along with you very well, even though it does not always mean it is someone who you can have a deep talk with, unlike '老best' in Cantonese meaning old best friend.
用法: E.g. 我同我“Best Friend”玩咗好多年,但實際上我從來都無同過佢講我嘅心事,心入面仲會成日妒忌佢,成日當佢係我競爭對手,究竟咁樣仲叫唔叫best friend 呢.... (E.g. I played with my "Best Friend" for years, but in fact I have never shared what is in my heart with him, and would often be jealous of him and treat him as my competitor Is that still called a best friend?)
同義詞: 最好朋友
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/705900/page/1
定義: Derived from '大耳窿' with '窿' sounds like 'loan' in English, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to a person or company that offers loans at extremely high interest rates.
用法: E.g. Don't borrow money from this company. It is a big ear hole!
同義詞: 大耳窿
定義: Derived from the four-character idiom '大名鼎鼎', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students to describe a person as very famous, well-known or have a grand reputation.
用法: E.g. 李忠慶說很喜歡下方一個留言「I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei」,此應用語言學系列叢書的其中一名編輯是著名語言學家李嵬,亦啟發李關注及研究該專頁(Lee Chung Hing mentioned that he really liked a comment that says, "I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei." One of the editors of this applied linguistics book series is the renowned linguist Li Wei, and this connection prompted Li to follow and study the page.)
同義詞: 大名鼎鼎
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the visually appealing exterior of something, such as the figure of a person.
用法: E.g. 2023年落選港姐郭珮文,參選時憑著驕人的35C身材獲封「最強Body」(Juliana Kwok, a Miss Hong Kong contestant in 2023, was dubbed the "Ultimate Body" during the competition thanks to her impressive 35C figure.)
同義詞: 身體
參考: https://www.stheadline.com/film-drama/3585362
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use to describe a business structure that scams people and is prone to collapse or failure, as 'chicken' (雞) in Cantonese can also be used to describe something cheap or weak.
用法: E.g. This company has people coming to work and leaving the job all the time! Such build chicken shed!
同義詞: 搭雞棚
參考: https://ukdodgy.com/2024/04/06/scam