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定義: A more effortless way of apologising to someone without sounding so formal and serious. Sometimes, it is pronounced as 'sor-li'.
用法: E.g. Sorry呀,踩親你。 E.g. Sorry呀,我遲到左。 E.g.你:對唔住!係我抵死,係我唔岩!朋友:唔洗咁隆重。你:SORRY囉。
同義詞: 對唔住
參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers
定義: A generic term for a number of equivalent Cantonese words used to avoid absolute certainty.
用法: E.g. 件貨suppose今日到。(預期-expectedly/predictably) E.g. 我suppose你係岩既。 (假設-guess) E.g. 警察係suppose要保護市民。 (應該-should)
定義: A code-mixing term that real ABC's like to use to show that they are always glad to do a favour for someone.
用法: E.g. Sure!No problem!拜托喺我身上啦。 E.g. Sure!我同你去Starbucks買杯咖啡啦。 E.g. Sure!我幫你比住錢先啦。
定義: Often pronounced in two syllables as 'shu-ah' and used with ‘唔‘ (not), this is a cool sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to express absolute uncertainty over a subject matter in an informal setting.
用法: E.g. 佢係唔係好叻?我唔sure。(Is he really smart? I am not sure.) E.g. 今日會唔會落雨?我唔sure。(Will it rain today? I am not sure.) E.g. 佢阿媽係唔係女人?我唔sure。(Is his mom a woman? I am not sure.)
同義詞: 肯定
參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=30817621
定義: Originated from a Hong Kong TV advertisement in the 90's, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a second chance, which is most known for warning someone that there is no second chance in life.
用法: E.g. 香港的公益廣告曾有一句廣告詞「生命無『Take two』」很深入人心,意思是說「生命沒有第二次機會,要珍惜生命」(Hong Kong's public service advertisements once had a well-known slogan "There is no 'Take two' in life", which means "there is no second chance in life, we must cherish life".)
同義詞: 第二次機會
參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1674492649207500800.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong celebrity tutors to refer to a collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal.
用法: E.g. 狀元培育向來都是team work. (Nurturing top scorers has always been team work.)
同義詞: 團體合作
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRGmhTQjT1N/?igsh=NWtoNHZ6OGRyOW8x (使用手機版本)
定義: Often repeated after '所以' (so) in Cantonese, this is to reinforce what this speaker is trying to explain, especially in a work situation.
用法: E.g. 程序上有好多野要double confirm,所以that's why個project到兒家仲未出街。
定義: A fancy way of saying 'so' or 'therefore' in Cantonese and to tone down the causal relationship between two items.
用法: E.g. 係喇,你都冇同我講。That’s why我今次冇預到你份。 E.g. 你都冇比錢我。That's why我冇幫你買戲飛。
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to cover a range of criteria in an exam such as a person's thought or perspective, process of thinking, mental attitude, reasoning path, etc. Sometimes, it may be a term short for critical thinking.
用法: E.g. 考作文好睇你個thinking。(A writing exam really tests your thinking.)
同義詞: 諗法; 思路; 思考; 思想; 思維
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2517481/page/2
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the total amount of something, such as for goods and services.
用法: E.g. 呢到total幾多錢呀?
同義詞: 總共
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html