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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is useless and is a waste of money to raise him or her up. (食濕米 or 食塞米)
用法: E.g. You cannot get anything done at all today? Do you eat wet rice? (你係咪食塞米?)同義詞: 食濕米, 食塞米參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/%E9%A3%9F%E5%A1%9E%E7%B1%B3
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to acting dumb and innocent in order to win someone, such as in a card game.
用法: E.g. I know you've got an ace up your sleeves! Stop pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger!同義詞: 扮豬食老虎參考: https://ling-app.com/yue/cantonese-slang-words/
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is crazy, or a situation that is outrageous or unbelievable. (痴線 - ci1 sin3) Literal meaning: To have your electrical wires touching. Ie. Short circuit in the brain.
用法: E.g. Chi sin! You used all your money to gamble?!
E.g. Chi sin! The restaurant gave me the wrong bill!
E.g. Chi sin! You won the lottery?!!同義詞: 痴線參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/8-colloquialisms-unique-to-cantonese
定義: A shortened term for the word 'socialise' in English, which may mean different things in various situations.
用法: E.g. 喂，你so吓人好喎？(to show that you care about others)
E.g. 喂，唔好成日掛住soＤ女仔啦。(to court somebody)
E.g. 喂，後生仔要出黎soso吓先得架嘛。(to socialise)
E.g. 喂，你最近好似唔係好so-so喎。(being social)
定義: (Kongish) When something goes completely wrong. Or doesn't work out (fail, flop)
用法: Sei fo! We didn't prepare for the presentation today. It was a total flop!同義詞: 死火
