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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to get someone to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'ja ja lum'.)
用法: E.g. La la lum get your homework done!
E.g. Leave now or you'll miss the train! La la lum la!同義詞: 嗱嗱臨
定義: Often pronounced with a long vowel 'feet', this is a code-mixing term that is more appropriate to use when describing someone in good shape.
用法: E.g. 男仔：哇，你身材幾好喎。女仔：咸濕仔！
E.g. 男仔：哇，你身材好標準喎。女仔：死咸濕仔！
E.g. 男仔：哇，你好fit喎。女仔：多謝。
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something happening or behaving the same way as before over time.
用法: E.g. 我：‘I need to stay consistent!’ 講英文人：Consistent 廣東話係乜嘢？(Me: I need to stay consistent! English speaker: What is consistent in Cantonese?)同義詞: keep住參考: https://www.threads.com/@tracywongdc/post/DE-HfeUuJEx
定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the school that a person had graduated from. However, working class and grassroots Hong Kongers may know this term but not use it because it sounds too Latin than English. Hence, they find ‘mother school’ is more sensible and practical to use.
用法: E.g. 你既alma mater係邊間學校？同義詞: 母校, mother school參考: https://youtube.com/shorts/Br8CWgYQNak?si=aFaIMvdv2YSnCxvh
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to bypassing or avoiding something quickly. It is also often less intentional and deliberate than the Cantonese equivalent term '跳過' and tends to be done without much thinking.
用法: E.g. 正常人每日第一餐必定是早餐，若然經常skip，會打亂人體生物鐘及削弱身體機能，抵抗力自然變差。(For normal people, breakfast is always the first meal of the day. If you often skip it, it will disrupt your body's biological clock and weaken your bodily functions, naturally making your resistance weaker.)同義詞: 跳過參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/記性差-原來關早餐事-044500693.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a feature or quality of a product that persuades people to buy it. Compared to '賣點' in Cantonese, selling point can often extend to services and people, and can refer to personal attractiveness or uniqueness.
用法: E.g. 以前佢地D selling point 係聽話忠誠 (Their selling point used to be that they were willing to listen and loyal to their customers.)同義詞: 賣點參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3746011/page/2
定義: 1. (adj) This is a code-mixing word that refers to being outdated.
2. (verb) To instruct someone to be eliminated or get out of the room.
用法: E.g. 你兒家先聽呢首歌？你真係好out呀。(adj)
E.g. 你同我out！(verb)參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a common code-mixing slang term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a western male person, which is transliterated from '鬼佬', meaning 'ghost man'.
用法: E.g. Try talking to the gweilo to practice your English!同義詞: 鬼佬參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweilo
定義: Even though the word 'double' may seem redundant, this is a code-mixing expression that is often used in the workplaces of Hong Kong when you want to verify something.
用法: E.g. 可唔可以double confirm吓個schedule呀？
E.g. 唔該幫我double confirm吓每一個detail呀。同義詞: 雙重確認參考: https://smelab.com.hk/職場英語-double-confirm-reconfirm/
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