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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is easily deceived or fooled.
用法: E.g. Some people say Hong Kong is an international water fish city! (國際水魚都市)
同義詞: 水魚
定義: Often complemented with '跌' meaning 'decrease'', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe the state of becoming worse and being out of shape, like a decrease in wattage of a device.
用法: E.g. Sophie 搞咩,同GM 一齊後跌曬Watt, 由女神變平民,噤熄自己嘅光…冇曬自己。(What's wrong with Sophie? After being with GM, she became out of shape entirely. From a goddess to a commoner, she turned off the spotlight on her... and lost herself completely.)
同義詞: 瓦; 功率
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BBmvzp26S-/
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe a man whose wife is cheating on him.
用法: E.g. Why did you have to cheat on me and let me wear the green hat for so long?!!
同義詞: 載綠帽
定義: A more modern and happy-sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers use to refer to period at the end of a week where they like to enjoy it like a real holiday.
用法: E.g. 你哋會唔會weekend 兩日一夜去日本?(Would you go to Japan for two days and one night on the weekend?)
同義詞: 週末
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3815081/page/1
定義: (verb) A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers love to use to refer to hanging out and having fun, especially in bars and clubs.
用法: E.g. 今晚諗住去邊到wet呀? E.g. 媽:比心機讀書。唔好成日掛住we we wet wet啦!
同義詞: 蒲
參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/624997/21句顯老潮語-好in-kai子聽到打冷震-m嘢-格格蕉蕉咩意思#media_id=6904876
定義: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers tend to use instead of the Cantonese equivalent words '即係'.
用法: E.g. 今日呢個demo係做比大家睇既,which is:如果你地有D咩問題想問關於呢個project,或者你地覺得有D咩地方可以再做好D,請隨便發問或者提議。
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe any unfortunate event such as an accident.
用法: E.g. If I have any winter melon tofu, I will sue your company!!!
同義詞: 冬瓜豆腐
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/39119/
定義: Known as Kongish and derived from the bowl-shaped Chinese frying pan '鑊' (wok), this is a measure word that is often used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a number of different bad situations.
用法: E.g. Big wok! (大鑊 - big trouble has occurred) E.g. Big wok explosion! (爆大鑊 - someone revealed a big secret) E.g. Carry wok. (孭鑊 - To take the blame for someone) E.g. Slip a wok. (跣一鑊 - To set somebody up for some trouble) E.g. To make you a wok. (整你一鑊 - To give someone a trouble) E.g. Let's be cooked together in a wok! (同你一鑊熟 - To get someone else into the same trouble as you)
同義詞: 鑊
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-big-wok-%E5%A4%A7%E9%91%8A-language/
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a situation of utter chaos and mess.
用法: E.g. Do enough planning beforehand or your project will end up in a wok of congee!
同義詞: 一鑊粥
定義: With a literal meaning of 'hot air', this is a romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to having overheat from eating too much spicy or fried foods, leading to pimples and freckles growing on your face or even buttocks. Also, yeet hay seems to only exist in Chinese medicine but not western medicine according to native Hong Kongers.
用法: E.g. A: Do you want to eat barbeque? B: No thanks, I am very yeet hay recently.
同義詞: 熱氣
參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/C7PVDJZpVgq/ (使用手機版本)