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freelance

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the type of work done for companies independently with much flexibility and freedom, which resembles the origin of the word that referred to a medieval mercenary who would fight for whoever paid them the most. 用法: E.g. 接邊間公司既freelance做先最賺錢呀?緊係呢間啦!(Which company should I earn me the most doing a freelance job for? Definitely this company!)同義詞: 自由工作參考: https://www.threads.com/@duoproduction/post/C_pdWgzS9qd

invite

定義: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers often use to ask someone to go to an event in a polite and semi-formal manner. 用法: E.g. A: 可唔可以叫埋我個friend黎?B: 好呀,等我invite埋佢啦。(A: Can you get my friend to come as well? B: Sure, let me invite him.)同義詞: 邀請參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2051830/page/2

build chicken shed

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use to describe a business structure that scams people and is prone to collapse or failure, as 'chicken' (雞) in Cantonese can also be used to describe something cheap or weak. 用法: E.g. This company has people coming to work and leaving the job all the time! Such build chicken shed!同義詞: 搭雞棚參考: https://ukdodgy.com/2024/04/06/scam

siu4

定義: Derived from ‘笑死’ (laugh die), this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers on the internet when they want to laugh out loud, just like LOL in English. 用法: E.g. This comedy movie was so funny! Siu4!參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-internet-and-texting-slang-to-use-right-now

promotion

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong salesman love to use as a strategy to advertise their products without sounding like they're doing it for the sake of spreading the word or selling their product. 用法: E.g. 我地公司兒家做緊promotion。你唔買就走寶喇喂。(Our company is now doing promotion. If you don't buy, you'll miss out.)同義詞: 宣傳,推廣參考: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340689372_Code-Mixing_as_a_Promotion_Strategy_in_Shopping_Centres

winter melon tofu

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe any unfortunate event such as an accident. 用法: E.g. If I have any winter melon tofu, I will sue your company!!!同義詞: 冬瓜豆腐參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/39119/

hold gap see

定義: With a literal meaning of 'very urgent faeces', this is an Englishised code-mixing phrase that is used by native Hong Kongers when one urgently needs to poop. He or she is just so desperate to go to the washroom that the sh*t may already be coming out of the a**hole. 用法: E.g. Hold gap see! Please excuse me for a minute!同義詞: 好急屎參考: https://www.facebook.com/100063638007113/posts/1372326404898613/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

seung sik

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kong students use to refer to common sense or knowledge. 用法: E.g. End sem jip lib is seung sik okay? (完Sem摺拉是常識 Okay?)同義詞: 常識參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/283411/大學生打字用火星文-10句港式英文拼音大挑戰-測試你識幾多

pull a cow up the tree

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe strenuous tasks that are almost impossible to complete. 用法: E.g. Getting my son to do homework is like pulling a cow up the tree!同義詞: 拉牛上樹參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese. 用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know