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定義: A way to sound more certain and less hesitant when your friend/boyfriend/girlfriend is asking you whether you want to do something with him or her.
用法: E.g. 朋友: 聽日去唔去睇戲呀? 你: Depends啦。 E.g. 女朋友: 係咪聽日去shopping呀? 你: Depends啦。 E.g. 女朋友: 係咪聽日去shopping呀? 你: 睇下點啦。 *啪!*
同義詞: 睇下點
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to acting dumb and innocent in order to win someone, such as in a card game.
用法: E.g. I know you've got an ace up your sleeves! Stop pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger!
同義詞: 扮豬食老虎
參考: https://ling-app.com/yue/cantonese-slang-words/
定義: Originated from a Hong Kong TV advertisement in the 90's, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a second chance, which is most known for warning someone that there is no second chance in life.
用法: E.g. 香港的公益廣告曾有一句廣告詞「生命無『Take two』」很深入人心,意思是說「生命沒有第二次機會,要珍惜生命」(Hong Kong's public service advertisements once had a well-known slogan "There is no 'Take two' in life", which means "there is no second chance in life, we must cherish life".)
同義詞: 第二次機會
參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1674492649207500800.html
定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase used by foreigners to bargain in a wet market, in order to get a bigger deal or low price. A 'la' is also usually added at the end for emphasis.
用法: E.g. This is fifty dollars? Peng di la!
同義詞: 平D
定義: A chic way of saying the word 'feel' in Cantonese, in order to avoid sounding old-fashioned.
用法: E.g. 晨早樓樓係到食薯片,好唔岩feel喎。(noun) E.g. 喂,你今日著成咁,好MKfeel喎。 (noun) E.g. 我feel到佢對我有意思。(verb) E.g. 我對你已經冇哂feel喇。 (noun)
參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to show admiration, honour and politeness towards someone who they consider important regardless of age or level of authority.
用法: E.g. 你一個人做完成個project辛苦曬啦,Respect!(Thank you for having finished the entire project on your own. Respect!)
同義詞: 尊重, 尊敬
參考: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/popular-slangs
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to something that is like an eyesore to oneself because he or she cannot withstand it anymore.
用法: E.g. 你地做成日都打爛野。我真係no eye see喇。(冇眼睇)
同義詞: 冇眼睇
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/
定義: A convenient English phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid going into negative detail about someone who does not understand you.
用法: E.g. 朋友: 喂,你講野好唔make sense喎。你:真的嗎? E.g. 我覺得你講野make sense,不過我唔係太明。 E.g. 你講野都唔make sense,廢鬼事再聽你講。
定義: Derived from 'monitor', this is a highly efficient use of one's eyes to keep track of the progress of somebody or something. Sometimes, even without the use of one's eyes.
用法: E.g. 喂,我咪喺度做緊野囉。你唔洗成日喺度mon住我嘛! E.g. 你:喂,大佬。你唔洗成日打電話黎mon住我嘛?!!對方:大佬?!你邊隻眼見到我mon住你呀?!! E.g. D股市跳得咁勁要成日搵人mon住先得架。
定義: A code-mixing term used by a "Jayden Mami" to describe a state of emotional stress due to a child misbehaving, even though it sounds less serious and less hinting of being upset or furious compared to the Cantonese equivalent terms.
用法: E.g. Jayden,你唔勤力啲swim,媽咪同爸B會angry㗎!(Jayden, if you don't work harder on swimmig, Mami and Daddy will be angry!)
同義詞: 嬲; 激氣; 憤怒; 生氣
參考: https://eastweek.stheadline.com/pets/18474/Jayden媽咪是誰社交網絡爆紅兼殺入毛孩界