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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: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to a person who does not do any work in a group project but gets credit for it.
用法: E.g. Q: 大家見過最癲freerider係點？ A: 試過group project分工之後 個freerider唔見左人 唔聽電話 唔睇 group message 直到present完之後先出現 (Q: Has anyone seen what the craziest freerider is like? A: I used to work in a group project where the freerider disappeared and we could not reach him by phone or group message. Then the freerider appeared after the presentation finished.)同義詞: 自由騎士參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2241139/page/7
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers who want to express their sincere gratitude towards someone without saying 'thank you' repetitively.
用法: E.g. 唔該哂你幫我手呀。I really appreciate it.同義詞: 我好感激你參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwHZnk1ZNs
定義: A more broad and general code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having concern, kindness and empathy towards others but not to the point of being so loving.
用法: E.g. 之前都識左個男仔, 一開始都好nice 好caring, 突然有一日係車鬧左我成個鐘。(I used to know a guy who was very nice and caring at the start, but there came a day where he suddenly scolded me for an hour in the car.)同義詞: 關心別人；有愛心參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3665573/page/28
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they become aware of a situation and understand it so that they can learn from it and make a wise decision next time.
用法: E.g. 你唔realise第一間既loss又點樣低價買入第二間? (If you don't realise the loss of your first house, then how can you buy the second one at a low price?) 同義詞: 意識；領悟；發覺參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3638415/page/8
定義: Derived from '一波三折', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe an unexpected event with twists and turns. Literal meaning: A wave that is split into three segments.
用法: E.g. 呢排真係好黑仔呀。簡直係one ball seventy percent off呀。(一波三折)同義詞: 一波三折參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/58665/
定義: Also written as '啹' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that refers to the feeling of accepting somebody who is an adversary.
用法: E.g. 佢上次嬴我令到我好唔gur，不過今次我嬴返佢我就gur哂。同義詞: 啹參考: https://words.hk/zidin/v/啹
定義: Often mistaken as a Japanese dessert, this is an Italian code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who are on a diet but cannot resist the temptation of eating desserts such as cheesecakes so they pick tiramisu which contains a lot less fat.
用法: E.g. 不如食埋tiramisu先埋單好嗎？我兒家減緊肥，不過唔算太過分啫？(What about eating a tiramisu before we get the bill? I am going on a diet, but I don’t think this would be too fat to eat?同義詞: 提拉米蘇參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3766385/page/1
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