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定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kong girls to refer to showing loving kindness towards a person to a point where you could be having a crush on that person.
用法: E.g. 素海霖:你太care我 care到我覺得你鍾意我 (Erena So: You care too much about me to the point where I feel you like me)
同義詞: 關心
參考: https://www.stheadline.com/film-drama/3587216
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to meeting and spending time with people as a normal everyday activity without sounding so deliberate.
用法: E.g. 有冇人其實唔想同同事social (Is there anyone who actually doesn't want to socialise with colleagues?)
同義詞: 社交; 交際
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3655725/page/2
定義: A code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers like to use when they want to show their warmth and passion in befriending others, even when they have known a person for just a short while.
用法: E.g. Hey man,近排幾好嗎?(How have you been?) E.g. Hey man,吃左飯未呀?(Have you eaten yet?) E.g. Hey man,不如今餐我請呀?(What about I treat you this meal?)
同義詞: 喂,老友
定義: Originated from a tradition where people would donate gifts to those in need, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who do not want to be misunderstood as the day on which they would open presents, as the Cantonese equivalent terms denote the opening of presents on that day.
用法: E.g. 聽日就係boxing day。你會去邊到shopping?(Tomorrow is boxing day. Where will you go shopping?)
同義詞: 節禮日, 拆禮物日
參考: https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/拆禮物日
定義: Originated from the olden days where the upper class loved to wear old sheepskin of high quality, this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to describe someone who has low social status and tries to mimick the upper class by wearing cheap quality clothing that matches the appearance of expensive clothing. ie. The white colour and look of fresh carrot skin resembles the look of old sheepskin.
用法: E.g. You think you are so high class? What kind of fresh carrot skin are you?
同義詞: 新鮮蘿蔔皮
參考: https://voltra.academy/blog/canton2
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to socialising with people when they are too tired of '應酬' in Cantonese where one is eating, drinking or entertaining clients for the sake of establishing business relations.
用法: E.g. 曾經諗過改 逼自己扮social 但最後發現乜都唔理做番自己最舒服 唔洗夾硬逼自己扮哂野去應酬人 (I once thought about forcing myself to pretend to be social, but in the end I found that I didn't need to care about anything but being myself was the most comfortable. I didn't have to force myself to pretend to be social to entertain people.)
同義詞: 應酬
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/310048/page/3
定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who think that there should not be work life balance in a job.
用法: E.g. 鍾培生:創立HKTCG呢段時間,我發現工作係唔應該有work life balance!(Derek Chung: Since founding HKTCG, I’ve realized that work shouldn't be about "work-life balance"!)
同義詞: 工作與生活平衡
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use when they are scared and freaked out by something.
用法: E.g. Scare die me! You are so early in office today?!
同義詞: 嚇死我
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong teachers love to use to imply to students that there is some standard to adhere to or duty to be taken for the task given to them, rather than something that requires much effort as the Cantonese phrase ‘功課‘ denotes.
用法: E.g. 記住assignment要自己做,唔好抄人地或用AI。(Remember that you must do the assignment by yourself, and not copy others or use AI.)
同義詞: 功課
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1883876/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong teachers to make it clear and explicit that their students are essentially dead if they hand in their homework or assignment late, as the Cantonese equivalent phrase ‘截止日期’ does not denote the meaning of death at all.
用法: E.g. 聽日就係deadline, 唔交功課就零雞蛋!(Tomorrow is deadline. If you do not hand in your homework, you will get a zero mark!)
同義詞: 截止日期
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/809281/page/1