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定義: Originated from Mandarin meaning 'I love you', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to '唔要你' in Cantonese, which means "Don't want you" in English.
用法: E.g. A: 今日係520喔!點解您孤伶伶一個人呢?B: 哈哈哈哈哈,你個問題咁得意架咩?(A: Today is May 20th! Why are you so lonely? B: Hahahaha, why is your question so interesting?)
同義詞: 唔要你
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pTDlz4Vns
定義: (textspeak) Derived from '狗噏' meaning 'dog uttering', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to talking non-sense, like bullsh*t. It is also often pronounced as '鳩噏' as a vulgar expression.
用法: E.g. Stop 9up and bragging about your achievements all the time! (唔好成日喺到鳩噏車大炮啦!)
同義詞: 狗噏, 鳩噏
參考: https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/9up
定義: Originated from French, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to ordering single dishes individually.
用法: E.g. 如果你唔鍾意叫set dinner,你可以叫 à la carte。(If you don't like to order the set dinner, you can order single dishes.)
同義詞: 單點; 散嗌; 散叫
參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/12/21/ED1112210026.htm
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish codemixing term that refers to a person who has never been in a relationship before. I.e. Available = 0.
用法: E.g. Nei dou year 4 lah, ng hai lum ju a0 grad har wah. (你都Year 4啦,唔係諗住A0 grad吓話。)
參考: https://www.hk01.com/article/283411?utm_source=01appshare&utm_medium=referral
定義: Often used as 'AA制' (policy), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to paying for yourself at a meal. (Also known as 'going Dutch' in English)
用法: E.g. 今餐AA制得唔得呀?
同義詞: 食自己, 自己比
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 term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to tasks that have not been planned and must be done at the time as they were assigned.
用法: E.g. 今日公司唔係好忙,不過有好多adhoc野做。
同義詞: 臨時工作
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having enough money to buy something without indicating one's ability to cope with such burden.
用法: E.g. 點解要鍾意自己 afford 唔起嘅 luxury? (Why love luxury that you can't afford?)
同義詞: 負擔得起; 買得起
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3vop4Epm7/ (使用手機版本)
定義: This is a code-mixing term that refers to a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting. (議程)
用法: E.g. 我哋宜家一齊go through吓今日嘅agenda。
同義詞: 議程
參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/開會常用英文-講完即刻pro咗-095043435.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a trendier way to refer to artificial intelligence because it sounds more powerful like an entity that is capable of operating on its own rather than something that is just man-made as the Cantonese term denotes.
用法: 上司:萬一發現AI可以取代你,高層要郁你我都保你唔住呀。你見我隻字不提你就好醒水啦,AI咁勁,分分鐘郁埋我㗎死仔 (Boss: In case people find out that AI can replace you, I can't protect you if the senior executives have to fire you. You see I am not mentioning anything to them so you better be smart. Since AI is so powerful, it might even fire me in a minute, you brat.)
同義詞: 人工智能
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3874628/page/1