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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where there is a scene or fight going on between people, and you are just excited to watch what will happen as a bystander. '食住花生等睇戲' can be shortened to '食花生' sometimes.
用法: E.g. I have never seen people argue like this over Whatsapp! Let's eat peanuts while waiting to watch a film!
同義詞: 食住花生等睇戲
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
定義: (vulgar) Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe a female person who is nosy and meddles in other people's business. Similar to 'bitch' in English. Literal meaning of 八婆: eight old woman
用法: E.g. Mind your own business, eight woman! （八婆） E.g. Are you done messing around, die eight woman?! （死八婆） E.g. You are such an eight woman! (正八婆）
同義詞: 八婆
參考: https://www.secretchina.com/news/b5/2013/11/29/521805.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by local and overseas educated Hong Kongers when they want to testify a person's knowledge or believe that the other person can be more eloquent in expressing their ideas.
用法: E.g. 唔好意思。我唔明你講咩喎。你可以elaborate一吓嗎？(I’m sorry. But I don’t understand what you are talking about. Can you elaborate?)
同義詞: 詳細說明
定義: Pronounced as 'N-call', this is a code-mixing term used to get the performer to sing one more time at the end of a concert.
用法: E.g.今次演唱會唔知會ＥＮＣＯＲＥ幾多次呢？ E.g. Encore!!!我今次要encore到爆為止！
同義詞: 唱多一次
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to the ending of a matter, story, or event.
用法: E.g. Ending係點，我地自己決定架。(來至電影"明日戰記"）
同義詞: 結局
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to a programmer or developer especially if they are one themselves because it makes them sound like a profession.
用法: E.g. A: 你做咩IT行業? 寫program嗰D? B: 唔係。我係engineer。(What kind of IT industry are you from? Are you a programmer? B: No, I am an engineer.)
同義詞: 工程師
參考: https://tecky.io/zh_Hant/blog/Programmer-分多少種-2022-23/
定義: A code-mixing term that Fake ABC Hong Kongers use when they want to challenge another person’s English by stressing the prestigious 'r' sound in English even when there is no r sound in an English word.
用法: E.g. Do you know Engrish? E.g. I'm sorry I don't speak Chinese. Can you speak Engrish?
同義詞: English
參考: https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engrish&oldformat=true&variant=zh-hk
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to taking pleasure from doing something. Sometimes, it can also be used intransitively as a verb to describe a state of mind where one is having a good time.
用法: E.g. 每次暴雨或者打風，唔知點解我都好enjoy。(Whenever there is heavy rain or typhoon, I don't know why I really enjoy it.)
同義詞: 享受
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3973322/page/1
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to having enough guts to do something. (夠薑)
用法: E.g. If you have enough ginger, then fight me!
同義詞: 夠薑
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575
定義: A code-mixing term used by entertainment judges to describe a performance as enjoyable to watch without judging the entertainment value itself.
用法: E.g. 一開始覺得啲vocal好似嗌緊交，但又好 Entertaining (At first it felt like the vocals were arguing, but was very entertaining at the same time.)
同義詞: 有娛樂性
參考: https://www.nmplus.hk/entertainment/魔音女團-穎喬-陳潔靈-1637287/