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定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone as not having good judgement rather than lacking general knowledge, even though it can refer to both of these things when scolding someone.
用法: E.g. Common sense 常人應該刷覺到既感通/道理 eg. 今日個女同事打扮得特別靚噴曬香水,放工應該有約會, 個晚最好唔好叫人OT (Common sense is what ordinary people should be aware of using their senses or reasoning. For example, if a female colleague dressed particularly well and sprayed perfume today, then you can guess they probably have a date after work. So you better not ask her to work overtime that night.) E.g. 你有冇common sense架?呢啲咁既野你自己google吓咪得囉!(Do you have common sense? For this kind of stuff you just need to google it yourself!)
同義詞: 常識
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/718878/page/3
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a less official way of grumbling or whining about something just to vent off one's anger because doing this formally might just require a bit too much paperwork.
用法: E.g. 我要complain你啲attitude囉,好差呀你哋公司,I won't come again. 叫你哋最大粒同我出嚟!我要complain!(I have to complain about your attitude, the bad things about your company, and I won't come again. Ask your most senior guy to come out! I want to complain!)
同義詞: 投訴
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/226740/page/6
定義: (noun) A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to state a problem or something that needs to be addressed and dealt with.
用法: E.g. 當然如果錢對你嚟講唔係一個concern,或者呢啲worldly pleasures 對你嚟講你毫無興趣,咁你當然可以去搵更加大嘅意義。例如做吓義工,幫吓社會嘅人。(Of course if money is not a concern for you, or if these worldly pleasures are of no interest to you, then you can certainly search for greater meaning in life. For example, you can go volunteering and help people in the society.)
同義詞: 問題; 需要關注嘅事
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3039721/page/2
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a duplicate of something, such as a document.
用法: E.g. 份document整多幾份copy黎呀,唔該。
同義詞: 副本
定義: A code-mixing phrase that even young and senior local Hong Kong students like to use to refer to duplicating information in the digital format because they were just never used to Chinese Windows.
用法: E.g. A:搵AI gen成編文出黎,再copy and paste落自己份功課到咪得囉。B:喂,你唔好教壞我喎?!(A: Just get the AI to generate some essay, then copy and paste it into your homework. Done! B: Hey, don't teach me a wrong habit!)
同義詞: 複製與貼上
參考: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/香港語文
定義: (verb) A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they ask whether one has enough money for expense rather than having sufficient money itself.
用法: E.g. 今個月cov唔cover到租金? (Can you cover the rent this month?)
同義詞: 足夠支付
參考: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/詞典/英語-漢語-繁體/cover
定義: A code-mixing term used by Miss Hong Kong celebrity Grace Chan to refer to an "unknown liquid" that was splashed on her son’s head by a woman while watching a Spiderman movie in a cinema.
用法: E.g. 陳凱琳指兒子被淋Cream受驚已報警:而據悉在觀眾散場時,該名女子疑因不滿而突然發難,涉嫌直接向陳凱琳兒子的頭部潑淋不明乳狀液體,隨後迅速離開現場。愛子心切的陳凱琳在諮詢後,已於翌日前往中區警署報案 (Grace Chan reported to the police after her son was splashed by cream: It is reported that as the audience was leaving, a woman apparently dissatisfied suddenly lashed out, allegedly pouring an unknown liquid directly on the head of Grace Chan’s son before quickly fleeing. Deeply concerned for her son, Grace Chan sought advice and filed a police report at Central Police Station the next day.)
同義詞: 忌廉
參考: https://www.stheadline.com/film-drama/3600942/陳凱琳回應影院風波-證二仔被淋Cream已報警好心痛-兒子疑踢凳惹女觀眾發難
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the recognition and praise given to someone for something that they did, which is more appropriate to use for small bits of work.
用法: E.g. A: 佢食一啖話好難食,我嬲嬲地成個蛋掉撚咗。個時我中二,不過我而家自己開鋪賣蛋糕。B: 可能就係咁造就你而家做得咁出色 A:又要比返credit佢?我意思係人哋點踩你都好(even最親嘅人)(E.g. A: He took a bite and said it tasted bad. Then I threw away the whole cake angrily. I was in secondary two at that time. However, I now run my own shop selling cakes. B: Maybe that's why you're so successful now. A: And I have to give him credit? I mean it doesn’t matter how people step on you (even your closest ones).)
同義詞: 功勞
定義: A fashionable code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to 'dancing society' in a highly efficient and beautiful manner, just like how they would execute any dance moves.
用法: E.g. 唔係以為danso真係要識跳舞先入得嘛。(You thought you have to know how to dance in order to join dancing society?)
同義詞: dancing society, 舞蹈學會
參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/227225/page/3
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is so stubborn that their neck is like leaning towards one side.
用法: E.g. Listen to us for once! Don't be always so dead cow's one-sided neck la!
同義詞: 死牛一邊頸