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定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the Cantonese swear word '仆街', which literally translates to 'trip on the street'.
用法: E.g. 聽日交唔到貨就PK喇！
E.g. 玩我？！ 你個PK！
定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who have more than a regular habit of drinking champagnes.
用法: E.g. 今日係禮拜五晚，我地黎支ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ嗱？！
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used to describe something that happened at a later time than expected. (延遲)
用法: E.g. 今次班機delay左好耐。下次搵第二間航空公司喇!同義詞: 延遲
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!
定義: Originated from a supermarket chain in Hong Kong, this is a code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to tell somebody to go to hell, as the name can be abbreviated to 'PK', which resembles the swear word '仆街' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 想搵我笨？！Go to Park'n Shop!
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid seeming as if you have almost forgotten to mention something.
用法: E.g. By the way, 你可唔可以幫我搞掂埋呢份proposal?
E.g. By the way, 你今晚幾時得閒呀?
定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use in place of the Cantonese equivalent '交換'.
用法: E.g. Ａ：我地swap一個球員好唔好？Ｂ：好呀，我同你swap啦。同義詞: 交換
定義: A generic code-mixing term used for a number of Chinese words meaning 'case', in order to maximise communicative efficiency.
用法: E.g. 喂，阿John。同我follow下個case得嗎?（個案）
E.g. 今次呢單case好似唔簡單。（案件）
E.g. 呢個病人個case睇嚴重D喎。（病情）
E.g. 我明白你個case。（情況）
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kongers instead of '在家工作'.
用法: E.g. 我今日真係爽呀，可以work from home。成日煲netflix都得啦！同義詞: 在家工作
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by people in the IT sector to refer to a computer bug (漏洞).
用法: E.g. 唔係掛？今次個program有咁多bug？！
