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定義: Derived from the Chinese term '內卷' and often translated as 'involution', this is an Englishised code-mixing term that describes an economic situation where excessive competition does not lead to development and innovation. This may lead to people feeling stressed, anxious, and trapped, as the two characters mean 'inside rolling'.
用法: E.g. I'm stuck in the rat race! I'm so tired of competing with everyone just to climb the career ladder!同義詞: 內卷參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTg1G8rpVc
定義: It is a slang used in casual, humorous contexts to describe the buttocks, often linked to the roundness of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
用法: My first skateboard experience is i fell on my august 15th as soon as I stood on the board! 同義詞: 八月十五參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/32249/
定義: Pronounced with a rising intonation on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to doing something at exactly the right time, such as a love relationship.
用法: E.g. 其實愛情都幾講timing。有時要搵啱個timing先可以喺埋一齊。同義詞: 時機參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/60469/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a physical inspection of a site in order to discuss the scope of work with contractors and foresee any potential problems.
用法: E.g. 進行project之前要做好site visit，以便理解好成個scope。同義詞: 實地考察
定義: (idiom) Derived from '雞同鴨講', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe two people who are unable to understand each other due to a difference of language or values. In other words, the conversation just seems to go round and round with each person talking over each other.
用法: E.g. I think we will never understand each other because we work in different departments. What a chicken and duck talk!同義詞: 雞同鴨講參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-word-of-the-month-雞同鴨講-chicken-duck-talk/
定義: Derived from '你大我?‘, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use when they feel that someone is bluffing them by a display of confidence.
用法: E.g. You big me? 我big返你and give you some color you see呀！(你大我？我大返你再比D顏色你睇呀！）同義詞: 你大我?
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who refuses to concede despite knowing that they made the mistake in the first place. '死雞撐飯蓋' can also be shortened to '死撐' sometimes.
用法: E.g. You know you've done wrong! Stop being like a dead chicken propping up the rice cooker lid!同義詞: 死雞撐飯蓋參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to reaching a consensus on matters of a situation.
用法: E.g. 我地一齊align一下意見，再匯報比上頭知。同義詞: 保持一致參考: https://www.story001.com/post-196.html
定義: A code-mixing term that is abbreviated from the word 'condom'. Sometimes, it is called 'dom dom'. (dam4 dam2)
用法: E.g. 冇帶dom？！我唔同你做！
E.g. 今日有冇帶dom dom呀？
