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定義: A shortened term of the word 'confirm' in English, used to maximise communicative efficiency and to get the listener to confirm ASAP.
用法: E.g. 下個月個party既日期firm左未呀？
E.g. 你下次個appointment firm左未呀？
E.g. Firm左未呀？快Ｄ啦。
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: Pronounced as 'call-lee' with a rising tone on the second syllable, this code-mixing term is used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the English word 'qualification'. Often used together with the word 'show' to mean 'show off'.
用法: E.g. 你冇qualie就唔好係到扮哂野啦。
E.g. 你唔好係到掛住show qualie啦，兄弟。
E.g. 睇唔出你咁有qualie喎。
定義: Pronounced as 'fan-see' with a rising intonation on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to admirers of a person, such as a celebrity. Sometimes, the transliteration of the word '粉絲' is used instead.
用法: E.g. 我係你既忠心fans黎架。同我影張相好嗎？同義詞: 粉絲
定義: A code-mixing phrase that is often mistakened as grammatically incorrect due to the word 'very' being considered redundant, as 'delicious' already denotes the meaning of very yummy. However, it originates from '好好味' in Cantonese, which means 'very very tasty'.
用法: E.g. 哇，Ｄ野食真係very delicious呀。同義詞: 好好味
定義: Classified as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing style adopted by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to represent the upper class. (Notice that the letter m is a voiced consonant in this word and should be emphasized for extremely proper pronunciation.)
用法: E.g. 我週末得閒既時候會同朋友去睇mooovie。
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
