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定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a neutral and factual way of referring to interview feedback of disapproval.
用法: E.g. 今次interview既feedback都冇D咩negative野。(The interview feedback this time did not have anything negative.)
同義詞: 負面
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1058101/page/1
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by local student Hong Kongers when they want to ask whether someone understands what they are talking about.
用法: E.g. Nei g ng g ngo kong mut? (Do you know what I am saying?)
同義詞: 你知唔知我講乜?
參考: https://www.socialcareer.org/blogs/do-you-really-know-cantonese
定義: (textspeak) Known as Martian language, this is a code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students when they want to ask what another person is doing.
用法: E.g. nei joe mud? (What are you doing?)
同義詞: 你做乜?
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrQohDNJ9Gp/?img_index=3 (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers who really miss hearing the word Eve from Christmas Eve so much that they wished Christmas could prolong to the new year.
用法: E.g. New Year’s Eve你會同朋友交換禮物嗎?B: 吓,唔係聖誕節先會交換禮物咩?!(Will you exchange gifts with friends on New Year's Eve? B: What? Don't people exchange gifts during Christmas instead?)
同義詞: 除夕
參考: https://www.hk01.com/知性女生/60307715/除夕倒數2026-10大倒數好去處-迪士尼煙花-西九音樂會-倒數派對
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who sleeps very late and doesn't wake up early. Similar to 'night owl' in English. (夜貓/夜鬼)
用法: E.g. Maintain good health by sleeping early! Don't be a night cat / night ghost!
同義詞: 夜貓/夜鬼
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/55996/
定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to express how serious a matter is and is no joke at all.
用法: E.g. 鍾培生:Sign the f***ing contract. No bullsh*t let's go.
同義詞: 廢話少講, 來吧
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK59_Yhv6Y
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by upper class Hong Kongers to establish trust with customers when promoting a business.
用法: E.g. No bullsh*t let's go!跟住 HKTCG 我哋一齊贏!(Let's win together with HKTCG!)
同義詞: 少廢話,來吧
定義: A code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers often use as a response to something they don't know an answer to.
用法: E.g. Q: 返工最撚憎聽到咩口頭蟬?A: No Comment 唔係開會/回覆其他部門啲 email. 係同 team 同事有嘢唔識走嚟問你意見,答乜撚嘢 No Comment (Q: What is a catchphrase that you hate hearing the most at work? A: "No comment". But not when it is used in meetings or replying other department's email. It is when a colleague in your team doesn't know something and asks for your opinion, you reply with "No comment". XDXDXD)
同義詞: 冇意見
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2692508/page/3
定義: A noun phrase-looking code-mixing verb that native Hong Kongers use to refer to someone who did not turn up at an event or occasion.
用法: E.g. 大日子遲到同no show無分別 (On an important occasion, there is no difference between being late and not showing up.)
同義詞: 冇到, 缺席
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3844386/page/9
定義: Often mistaken as 'no thanks' or refusal to an offer, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to acknowledge someone's gratitude, which is comparable to 'You are welcome'.
用法: E.g. 岩岩做野果時幫佢手 佢同我講Thanks。我諗唔到除左No Thanks/ It’s Fine之外仲有咩回應。(When I started working for him at that time, he used to say 'thanks'. But I could not think of any phrases other than 'No Thanks/It's fine' as a response.)
同義詞: 唔洗唔該
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/599066/page/1