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香港中英夾雜字典

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old seafood

定義: Derived from '老屎忽' meaning 'old buttocks', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used to refer to a person who has high authority in a company but often looks down on the subordinates, points fingers at them, and uses them to his or her advantage. 用法: E.g. My senior is such an old seafood! He just likes to point his finger at people and doesn't do anything himself!同義詞: 老屎忽

uncle feet

定義: Derived from the punning of '縮腳' with '叔' (uncle) having a similar pronunciation as '縮' (to shrink) , this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that is used to tell someone to watch their feet. 用法: Eg. I am mopping the floor. Uncle feet!同義詞: 縮腳參考: https://youtu.be/_3hhDIErE2g?si=SLsZUTCKhV5cfm8x

mm sick teng

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use when they don't understand what someone is saying in Cantonese. 用法: Hong Konger: 你叫咩名? Expat: Mm sick teng.同義詞: 唔識聽參考: https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread22332-2.html

go scuba diving

定義: An Englishised code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who disappeared for a long time and no one knows where they went. 用法: E.g. I will be blacklisting this guy who promised to attend the conference but went scuba diving!同義詞: 潛水

out cat

定義: Said to have originated from 'copycat' in English, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who cheats or copies other people's answers in an exam. (出貓) 用法: E.g. Don't dare to bring out the cat in an exam! (唔好咁大擔考試出貓!)同義詞: 出貓參考: https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3181508/cat-got-your-tongue-feline-inspired-cantonese-slang-all-kinds

note

定義: Often added with a 屎 (faeces), this is a code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to short pieces of information written down on paper. 用法: E.g. 阿仔,上堂記住drop低D note屎呀!同義詞: 筆記參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

Dim gaai

定義: (Jyutping) Ask for the reason of things happened 用法: Dim gaai zeoi gan sing jat lok jyu? (點解最近成日落雨?) - Why it always rain recently?同義詞: 點解, Why, 為什麼

I don't know

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by the K-pop singer Jackson Wang (王嘉爾) when he has nothing to say. Even though he was born in Hong Kong, it is often said that he has real American Born Chinese vibe, due to his strong knowledge of English filler terms while speaking in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 我從運動員到練習生到出道,去海外,我自己覺得我係捱到既。但係有時呢D咁既野真係hit到我,我真係...i don't know. (From being an athlete to a trainee to debut then overseas, I always thought I could endure. But when there were things that hit me sometimes, I really just... I don't know.)同義詞: 我唔知參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-73ZG8G2s

which is

定義: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers tend to use instead of the Cantonese equivalent words '即係'. 用法: E.g. 今日呢個demo係做比大家睇既,which is:如果你地有D咩問題想問關於呢個project,或者你地覺得有D咩地方可以再做好D,請隨便發問或者提議。

fai di

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use to tell someone to hurry up. The particle 'la' is often added for emphasis. 用法: Fai di la! The bus is here!同義詞: 快D啦參考: https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread22332-2.html