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香港中英夾雜字典

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finish the ritual and ditch the monk

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

cleansing foam

定義: Pronounced as 'cleansing form', this is a code-mixing term used by celebrity Janice Man to refer to the facial treatment item 'cleansing foam'. 用法: E.g. 我通常眼同埋嘴就用左油既,即係remover,oil remover去落左先,跟住就會全面再用呢一個cleansing water再全面抺一次,跟住先至用落裝油全面再洗一次,再用cleansing form全面就再落裝咁樣。咁所以其實都有四五個step囉。參考: https://medium.com/@girlslearnenglish/你說話會中英夾雜嗎-被-污名化-的中英夾雜-why-code-mixing-is-totally-fine-32eb1f280ca
2023-03-04

ho dor

定義: (textspeak) Transliterated from ‘好多’ meaning ‘a lot’ or ‘many’, this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to complain about the excess of homework. 用法: E.g. Ho dor gong for ah! (好多功課呀!)同義詞: 好多參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/16/the-use-of-transliteration-in-kongish/

MTR

定義: Pronounced as 'm-tee-ah-lo', this is a code-mixing term used by the grassroot class Hong Kongers to refer to the train station. 用法: E.g. Foreigner: Excuse me, where is the MTR? HK'er: What? Foreigner: Where is the 'm-tee-ah-lo'? HK'er: Oh I understand! 'm-tee-ah-lo' is over there!

sup sup sui

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to refer to an easy task, which is equivalent to 'piece of cake' in English. 用法: E.g. A: Thanks for helping me out! B: No problem! Sup sup sui la!同義詞: 濕濕碎參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-descriptive-slang-phrases

hai

定義: A romanised code-mixing term that foreignised Hong Kongers use when they want to say ‘yes’ to someone. 用法: Hong Konger: Are you a gweilo? Foreigner: Hai.同義詞: 係參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

black son

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to being very unlucky or unfortunate. (黑仔) 用法: E.g. Today I forgot to bring my homework and give teacher scold. Very black son! (好黑仔)同義詞: 黑仔參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575

Eat Cha SIU

定義: This is a Cantonese slang that refers to a situation where a player has a clear opportunity to score a point. The slangs origin comes from a volleyball game where a sports announcer said "Cha SIU" instead of the word "chance". Although the word came from a volleyball game initially, it's more widely used in badminton games. 用法: That was a total set up for a smash, total Cha SIU! 同義詞: 食叉燒參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-生舊叉燒好過生你-better-to-give-birth-to-char-siu-than-you/#:~:text=Sik6%20caa1%20siu,back%20into%20its%20own%20court.

Sei fo

定義: (Kongish) When something goes completely wrong. Or doesn't work out (fail, flop) 用法: Sei fo! We didn't prepare for the presentation today. It was a total flop!同義詞: 死火

big head shrimp

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone being forgetful and careless, such as forgetting their keys or where they put their phone. (大頭蝦 - daai6 tau4 haa1) 用法: E.g. A: You forgot to bring your wallet? Such a big head shrimp!同義詞: 大頭蝦參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-大頭蝦-big-head-prawn-language-hong-kong/