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unjoy

定義: A code-mixing term that the Hong Kong celebrity '肥媽' like to use to refer to enjoying oneself on the stage by shaking along music or rhythm. 用法: E.g. 上到舞台一定要unjoy!

AA

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

give you some color see see

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

Thats why

定義: Often repeated after '所以' (so) in Cantonese, this is to reinforce what this speaker is trying to explain, especially in a work situation. 用法: E.g. 程序上有好多野要double confirm,所以that's why個project到兒家仲未出街。

shopping

定義: A more neutral-sounding term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to '購物' or '買野', which signify the commitment to buying things. 用法: E.g. 女朋友:我地聽日去商場啦。男朋友:吓?又買野?!女朋友:唔係呀。去shopping咋嘛。 E.g. 女朋友:我地聽日去shopping啦。男朋友:又買野?!女朋友:去window shopping咋嘛。參考: https://www.academia.edu/1177618/Cantonese_English_code_switching_research_in_Hong_Kong_A_survey_of_recent_research

meeting

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of saying '開會' or having a '會議'. 用法: E.g. 我聽日九點鐘有個meeting。開完meeting再搵你呀?同義詞: 會議參考: https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20170226-lifestyle-mix-chn-eng/

call

定義: This is an lot more linguistically efficient way of saying the Cantonese equivalent '打電話', which has 3 long syllables. 用法: E.g. 可以兒家call你嗎? E.g. 我尋日call爆你機都唔聽。你去左邊呀?參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

I mean

定義: A tag-switching phrase often used by Native Hong Kongers for clarifying on matters. However, it can sometimes be overused by Fake ABC's to strike a western impression on others. 用法: E.g. 份project未搞掂呀。I mean,我岩岩做完要check吓先。 E.g. 港女:你應該食少D野。I mean,你應該減吓肥至岩。 E.g. 香港人:你講咩話?偽ABC:I mean,well... I mean,我覺得你身材唔係好fit囉I mean。參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers

Thats why

定義: A fancy way of saying 'so' or 'therefore' in Cantonese and to tone down the causal relationship between two items. 用法: E.g. 係喇,你都冇同我講。That’s why我今次冇預到你份。 E.g. 你都冇比錢我。That's why我冇幫你買戲飛。

present

定義: An irreplaceable code-mixing term meaning to deliver a speech, as saying the Cantonese equivalent term '匯報' would sound too old school and non-colloquial. 用法: E.g. 你幾時要present呀? E.g. 今次份assignment難唔難present呀?參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers