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定義: A classic Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to picking up, chatting up and courting someone, especially girls. Even though this is considered a more serious term than 'flirting', it is still very often used to describe someone who is just chatting up the opposite sex but not necessarily looking for romance, especially for the long term.
用法: E.g. Tonight go ng go kau lui? (Want to pick up girls tonight?)
同義詞: 溝
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,39072
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to the revision notes that they would read at the last moment before a DSE exam.
用法: E.g. 最後一分鐘(Last minute)系列 - 你點睇? (What do you think of the book series called Last Minute?)
同義詞: 最後一分鐘
參考: https://blog.tutorcircle.hk/33397/最後一分鐘-last-minute-有冇用-好唔好/#google_vignette
定義: Originated from Italian meaning 'milk', this is a code-mixing used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the type of coffee made with espresso and hot steamed milk, which they believe should not be as heavy as other kinds of coffee as the term '拿鐵' denotes, which has the literal meaning of 'carry metal'.
用法: E.g. 唔該,我想要一杯tall size既latte。(Excuse me, may I have a tall sized latte?)
同義詞: 拿鐵
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3648151/page/1
定義: Pronounced as 'leeb' (long vowel), this is an a lot more linguistically efficient way of referring to '升降機' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 等陣呀。我兒家搭緊lift上黎。
參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
定義: Often mistaken as grammatically incorrect and seen as redundant with ‘out’ conforming to ‘列出‘ in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to jotting down a number of items on a piece of paper or device.
用法: E.g. 你可以先list out所有項目,然後研究每一個點樣做。(You may first list out all the items, then study how each one can be done.)
同義詞: 列出
參考: https://ludwig.guru/s/list+out
定義: Pronounced with a rising intonation on the second syllable and with a non-rhotic 'r' sound at the end of the word, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to a small lockable compartment used in a gym or school. As for the reason why the Cantonese equivalent '儲物櫃' is not used, it could be that it makes it sound like it is made in China.
用法: E.g. Locker好似好少人會講儲物櫃咁。
同義詞: 儲物櫃
參考: https://ezone.hk/article/2169173/網民嚴選-10-個用英文多過中文表達的生字-網民-同朕-check-下
定義: Derived from the internet slang 'laugh out loud'. this is a cliche code-mixing term that has grown out of the textspeak medium into human speech. As opposed to 'lol' being such an overused term on the internet where the meaning is often not that literal, the term is used by westernised Hong Kongers to really mean laugh out loud.
用法: E.g. 睇完套戲真係lol左。(I really laughed out loud after watching the movie!)
同義詞: 大聲笑, 撈
定義: Pronounced as 'long tie lo see', this is a code-mixing term used by grassroots class Hong Kongers for greeting someone they have not seen for a long time.
用法: E.g. 喂!Long tie lo see!
參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese
定義: Often pronounced as 'launch', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a club lounge in a hotel.
用法: E.g. 唔該,請問個lounge喺邊?我想搵個位坐吓先。
同義詞: 休息聽
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mz8kUbNcMw
定義: A code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers to refer to “no pay leave” or non-paid leave.
用法: E.g. 請唔到病假咪請low pay leave囉! (no pay leave)
同義詞: 無薪假期