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定義: (verb) A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to a less physical directing of attention onto something. Sometimes, it may be used in order to avoid sounding like one has ADHD.
用法: E.g. 老師，我頭先focus唔到聽書，可唔可以再講多次？(Teacher, I really can't focus on listening to your lecture. Can you repeat again?)
同義詞: 專注; 集中
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/CynQSwpSd-P/?img_index=5 (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by upper class Hong Kongers to establish trust with customers when promoting a business.
用法: E.g. No bullsh*t let's go！跟住 HKTCG 我哋一齊贏！(Let's win together with HKTCG!)
同義詞: 少廢話，來吧
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a more general look or vibe of something rather than the artistic or literary manner of something, or the character of a person.
用法: E.g. 呢家啲00後衣著style好似完美屌打90後. (Nowadays the Gen Z's dressing style seem to be winning over the 90's by far.)
同義詞: 風格
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3739511/page/4
定義: Derived from literal translation, this is an Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a giraffe in a cute way.
用法: E.g. A giraffe is actually a "long neck deer" in Cantonese.
同義詞: 長頸鹿
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUVzFQYEZ_R/?igsh=NjM5bzc1YXp5MWFi (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a subject matter that is less socially loaded, people-oriented or even gossipy.
用法: E.g. 成日都講人是非，可唔可以轉topic？(The conversation is always gossiping about others. Can we change the topic?)
同義詞: 話題
參考: https://spencerlam.hk/blog/2022/02/01/group-discussion技巧/
定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers when they want to ask for a deeper analytical understanding of something.
用法: E.g. 你睇完本書有咩insight? (What insights do you have after reading the book?)
同義詞: 見解; 睇法
參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/202301935/202301935_1.pdf
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to sound less intentional about applying for leave.
用法: E.g. 記住我聽日day off，有D咩事唔好搵我。(Remember I am taking a day off tomorrow. Please don't bother me if there is anything.)
同義詞: 請假; 放假
參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cantonese/comments/1g1dmdg/請問_香港_係講_工作天_唔講工作日/
定義: Often used in a Jayden Mami parody, this is a code-mixing term used by a typical Hong Kong modern mother to refer to physical uncleanliness in a mildly negative way.
用法: E.g. Jayden做咩趴喺條street度呀，個ground好dirty㗎，仲要比d dog踩上你個頭度，你再唔get up mami就angry㗎啦。(Jayden, why are you lying on the street? The ground is so dirty, and you're letting a dog step over you. If you don't get up, Mami will be angry.)
同義詞: 污糟
參考: https://eastweek.stheadline.com/pets/18474/Jayden媽咪是誰社交網絡爆紅兼殺入毛孩界
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an amount of work in a less quantifiable way, in order to sound less like they are complaining about how much work or burden they have.
用法: E.g. 仲有task要做？我最近已經多左workload。(There are still tasks to do? I already have more workload recently.)
同義詞: 工作量
參考: https://www.baby-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=23644122
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to describe something as too broad, vague or not specific enough without sounding too judgmental.
用法: E.g. 啲ad永遠都寫得好general，你唔in過根本唔知人地要咩人。(The job ads are always written in such a general sense. You can never know what they are looking for unless you have been interviewed by them before.)
同義詞: 籠統
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1789393/page/34