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定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to refer to an easy task, which is equivalent to 'piece of cake' in English.
用法: E.g. A: Thanks for helping me out! B: No problem! Sup sup sui la!
同義詞: 濕濕碎
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-descriptive-slang-phrases
定義: Derived from '落狗屎‘, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to raining very heavily, which is equivalent of the phrase 'raining cats and dogs' in English.
用法: E.g. Wa! Right now is really drop dog sh*t ah! (哇!兒家真係落狗屎呀!)
同義詞: 落狗屎
參考: https://ling-app.com/yue/cantonese-slang-words/
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term meaning "I don't know", which is derived from '唔知'.
用法: E.g. Me also 5g. (我都唔知)
同義詞: 唔知
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#google_vignette
定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to ask a shopkeeper how much something costs, which is extremely effective when bargaining for a lower price at wet markets. It can also be shortened to 'gay cheen' (幾錢).
用法: E.g. Gay dor cheen? (幾多錢?) E.g. Gay cheen? (幾錢?)
同義詞: 幾多錢?
參考: https://homekong.com.hk/blogs/read/helpful-cantonese-phrases-to-know
定義: (textspeak, vulgar) A Kongish code-mixing term derived from '痴撚線', which is used to describe someone who has gone crazy or insane. (Also see 'chi sin'.)
用法: E.g. CLS公司俾得果幾千蚊人工仲要人日日OT..
同義詞: 痴撚線
參考: https://hkdic.my-helper.com/CLS/
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term transliterated from ‘咗’, which is equivalent to the ‘-ed’ particle for past tense in English.
用法: E.g. Jo jor gong for mei ar? (做咗功課未呀?) E.g. Sik jor farn mei ar? (食咗飯未呀?)
同義詞: 咗
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/16/the-use-of-transliteration-in-kongish/
定義: A code-mixing term that upper class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to ‘下午茶’, which is afternoon tea.
用法: E.g. 今日下晝有冇時間high tea呀? E.g. High唔high tea呀你? (下午茶)
同義詞: 下午茶
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who eats so much, which is similar to 'eats like a pig' in English. (為死貓)
用法: E.g. You eat 5 meals a day? What a gluttonous cat!
同義詞: 為食貓
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/48371
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe having done a task, which is similar to 'All done!'. Sometimes, '搞掂食碗麵' can be shortened to '搞掂'.
用法: E.g. I have finally done this task! Gau dim eat bowl noodle!
同義詞: 搞掂食碗麵
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a common code-mixing slang term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a western male person, which is transliterated from '鬼佬', meaning 'ghost man'.
用法: E.g. Try talking to the gweilo to practice your English!
同義詞: 鬼佬
參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweilo