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定義: (Kongish) When something goes completely wrong. Or doesn't work out (fail, flop)
用法: Sei fo! We didn't prepare for the presentation today. It was a total flop!同義詞: 死火
定義: A Kongish expression used to describe someone who is so reckless that he or she is almost getting himself killed or into a big trouble.
用法: You spent all your money on gambling? Do you know how to write the die character?!同義詞: 你唔知個死字點寫
定義: An a lot more gentle and caring way of telling someone to take care of themselves compared to the Cantonese equivalent. Explanation: 你自己照顧自己—＞以後你自己搞掂喇—＞你自己食自己—＞慘慘豬（＠Ｖ＠）
用法: E.g. 媽咪要去旅行喇。你自己take care喇。
E.g. 以後take care喇。Sayorara.
定義: Often said with an extra 'you' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to make sure that the other person really gets the thank you message. Sometimes, it is uttered as 'fank q' or 'fank q you', especially by the grassroots class Hong Kongers.
用法: E.g. 今次搬屋真係好thank you你呀！
E.g. 恭喜發財！*逗利是* Thank you你呀！
E.g. 朋友：尋日嗰五舊水還返比你。 你：Fank q你呀！參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/網絡熱話/一句英文分辨港人身份-ctb12-652218/3/
定義: A fancy way of saying 'so' or 'therefore' in Cantonese and to tone down the causal relationship between two items.
用法: E.g. 係喇，你都冇同我講。That’s why我今次冇預到你份。
E.g. 你都冇比錢我。That's why我冇幫你買戲飛。
定義: Derived from 'add oil' in Cantonese, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to express encouragement and support for another person.
用法: Ga yau! You can win this game!同義詞: 加油
定義: Derived from 'gut' (吉) meaning nothingness or tangerines, this is a romanised code-mixing slang phrase used to describe someone is messing about and wasting time, which purportedly comes from people in the past going into Hong Kong stores just to drink the bowl of soup called 'gut' soup (吉湯) without spending money on the food at all. 'wun' can mean to mix (混) or to transport (運).
用法: Auntie: Stop tasting my fruits here and there! Are you wun gut?同義詞: 運吉, 混吉參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now
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