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定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having a brief pause before acting rather than being so indecisive and not knowing what to do.
用法: E.g. 我都覺小貴,所以hesitate緊。不過真係好靚。(I think it's a bit expensive so I am hesitating. But it's really beautiful.)
同義詞: 猶豫
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3167329/page/27
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they don’t want to tell somebody directly that they are really f***ing stupid. Even though it looks like a westernised expression, it has a similar pronunciation as '好撚笨柒' in Cantonese, which means 'very f***ing stupid penis'.
用法: A: 有人話我係"荷蘭銀行支票", 何解??? B: HOLLAND BANK CHEQUE~自己讀~
同義詞: 好撚笨柒
參考: https://m.discuss.com.hk/index.php?action=thread&tid=9184515
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when one feels embarassed about something stupid that he has done but still wishes to admit it honestly. While the phrase is English-sounding with Holland being a western country and Ben being an English name, it is actually homophonous with '好撚笨柒' in Cantonese, which has the literal meaning of 'very f***ing stupid penis'.
用法: E.g. I forgot my wallet at home! I am Holland Ben 7!
同義詞: 好撚笨柒, Holland Bank Cheque
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to tell someone that he or she must listen to them because they have much more life experience and wisdom.
用法: E.g. Listen to me. You are not old enough to go travelling by yourself. I have eaten salt more than you ate rice!
同義詞: 我食鹽多過你食米
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-more-salt-than-rice-我食鹽多過你食米/
定義: A code-mixing filler term used by westernised Hong Kongers when they don't really find the other person's topic is all that interesting in a conversation.
用法: E.g. A: 我平時鍾意寫app,去語言交流免費教人廣東話。B: 哦,interesting, interesting... (A: I like writing apps and going to language exchange to volunteer teaching people Cantonese regularly. B: Oh, interesting, interesting...) E.g. 我見外國人成日都用interesting 黎答人,仲要面無表情,會唔會係根本interesting 係外國一直都只係解: 哦⋯⋯. (I often see foreigners use 'interesting' as a response in a conversation, but without facial expression. Could it be that 'interesting' merely means like 'oh....' from a foreigner's perspective?)
同義詞: 很有趣, 哦
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1047783/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the formal document sent by a seller to a buyer as a request for payment, which is be differentiated from a receipt.
用法: E.g. 你俾完錢收到嘅果張係叫收據,係receipt,但啲大陸人係統一叫發票。(What you receive after payment should be called a receipt, but mainland Chinese people also refer to it as an invoice.)
同義詞: 發票; 請款單
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2808375/page/1
定義: (verb) A code-mixing term meaning to continue doing or retain control of something.
用法: E.g. 日日keep fit先會健康架。 E.g. 你D身材keep得幾好喎。 E.g. 我地以後keep contact啦。 E.g. 不如keep in touch好唔好?
同義詞: 保持
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxrKXQowtvk
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to staying healthy and in good shape by doing physical exercise.
用法: E.g. 平時食咁多野又忙住做野,要keep fit先得架!(If you eat a lot regularly and are busy working all the time, you should keep fit!)
同義詞: 保持身體健康
參考: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Za8b2zE0uYg
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to making the remark "looks good to me" after doing a code review for a programmer, which means the work has been done properly.
用法: E.g. Review完喇,LGTM!ϵ( 'Θ' )϶
同義詞: 睇落唔錯
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3878537/page/24
定義: Derived from the Chinese internet slang '躺平', this is an Englishised code-mixing term used to describe a lifestyle of doing as little as possible, due to knowing that there is a 'rat race' going on where everyone is competing for jobs such that it is almost impossible to keep up with the societal pressure.
用法: E.g. This exam is so difficult! I am lying flat! E.g. I am not lying flat! I must continue to find a better job!
同義詞: 躺平
參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-internet-and-texting-slang-to-use-right-now