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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 phrase that westernised Hong Kongers like to use when they want to show their warmth and passion in befriending others, even when they have known a person for just a short while.
用法: E.g. Hey man,近排幾好嗎?(How have you been?)
E.g. Hey man,吃左飯未呀?(Have you eaten yet?)
E.g. Hey man,不如今餐我請呀?(What about I treat you this meal?)同義詞: 喂,老友
定義: 1. (adj). To describe a hectic state where you are so busy that you feel like you cannot breathe.
2. (verb). An Englishised code-mixing term that refers to exhausting oneself in order to get work done in a short period of time, which is usually brought on by demanding customers or people of high authority.
用法: E.g. 今日返工真係好chur呀。(adj)
E.g. 哇,呢個客洗唔洗chur到咁盡呀?比條生路人地行吓好嗎?(verb)參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/
定義: A highly efficient code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use when they want to do a short summary of what happened in a period of time without sounding so repetitive, old school and verbose as '概括重述' denotes.
用法: E.g. 不如我地一齊recap一下今個week做左咩?(What about doing a recap of what we did this week?)同義詞: 概括重述參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20052634/香港職場中英夾雜用語-內地網民舉30個例子-表示識粵語都無法理解
定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to ask a shopkeeper how much something costs, which is extremely effective when bargaining for a lower price at wet markets. It can also be shortened to 'gay cheen' (幾錢).
用法: E.g. Gay dor cheen? (幾多錢?)
E.g. Gay cheen? (幾錢?)同義詞: 幾多錢?參考: https://homekong.com.hk/blogs/read/helpful-cantonese-phrases-to-know
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a CV or resume that has a work history of many different jobs in a short period of time.
用法: E.g. HR:你份CV太jumpy喇!D公司睇到唔會想見你!
定義: A shortened code-mixing term that refers to 'semester' and can hardly be replaced '學期'.
用法: E.g. 大學生:唔知今個sem考成點呢?
你:份project幾時交呀?同學:sem尾先至交呀。同義詞: 學期
定義: A shortened code-mixing term for 'duplicate'. (verb)
用法: E.g. 呢part好似dup多左次。
E.g. 你dup多份做template,然後再改會好D。
定義: A shortened code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the word 'register', such as registering for an account in an app to become a member.
用法: E.g. 快D download個app再reg個account成為會員啦!同義詞: 申請