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定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to being open-minded about sex, which is extremely appropriate to use to describe someone due to its hidden sexual connotations.
用法: E.g. 外表斯文,內裡open。(He/she is gentle on the outside, open on the inside.)
同義詞: 豪放
定義: Often translated into a bilingual pun 'Old嬋' meaning a middle aged woman, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the Osim massage chair.
用法: E.g. 有OSIM唔洗搵Old嬋,但係坐上去就變左Old嬋。(If we have OSIM, then there is no need to find an old auntie. But sitting on an OSIM chair will make you an old auntie.)
同義詞: Old嬋
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2358165/page/1
定義: Said to have originated from 'copycat' in English, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who cheats or copies other people's answers in an exam. (出貓)
用法: E.g. Don't dare to bring out the cat in an exam! (唔好咁大擔考試出貓!)
同義詞: 出貓
定義: A code-mixing term used by entertainment judges as a neutral way of describing the state of something not being controlled rather than implying someone has gone wrong losing control of something.
用法: E.g. 我覺得你有時可能自視太高,你頭先出嚟時用聲同埋所有嘅野,你係完全out of control,直情係一個好似唔識唱歌嘅人 (I feel you may think too highly of yourself sometimes, like when you first came out and used your voice and all that, you were completely out of control, as if you were a person who didn't seem to know how to sing at all.)
同義詞: 失控
參考: https://www.stheadline.com/film-drama/3570761/魔音女團莊子璇失準隨時出局陳熙蕊安慰喬美莎獲激讚-高學歷背景曾創百萬帶貨額
定義: A versatile code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to arranging, tidying or wrapping things into a container such as a luggage.
用法: E.g. 姐姐,我愛你呀。返到屋企,呆左,姐姐知我3日後搬屋,幫我pack好晒d野 (Sister, I love you. I was speechless when I went home. My sister knew I would move to another house three days later so she helped me pack everything.)
同義詞: 執; 包
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/_tNvRYFKv/
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an office's tea area with a whole bunch of facilities such as a sink, fridge, microwave oven and much more.
用法: E.g. A: 見過最癲嘅公司pantry有啲咩?B: 罐裝汽水,果汁,咖啡任飲,十幾款薯片,餅乾,果仁任食,沙律任食,杯麵任食。C: 老鼠 (A: What are the craziest things you have ever seen in a company's pantry? B: Canned soda, juice, all-you-can-drink coffee, a dozen chips, biscuits, all-you-can-eat nuts, all-you-can-eat salad, all-you-can-eat cup noodles. C: Rats)
同義詞: 茶水間; 食品貯藏室
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2166431/page/1
定義: 香港粵語對話中常用的英語詞組,指可按時段租用、供朋友或家人聚會的私人活動空間;設備及收費因場地而異。說話時常直接夾用 party room,而不用「派對房間」。(In Hong Kong Cantonese, the term "party room" is commonly used to refer to a private event space that can be rented by the hour for gatherings with friends or family. Facilities and rents vary from one venue to another. In conversation, people typically use the English term "party room" directly rather than a Chinese equivalent.)
用法: 例句:今個週末我哋book間party room慶祝生日,記得先問清楚最低消費同可以用幾耐。(E.g. Let's book a party room to celebrate our birthday this weekend. Remember to ask the minimum charge and how long it can be used.)
同義詞: 派對房間
參考: https://www.common-room.hk/c/partyroom
定義: A code-mixing term used by Fake ABC Hong Kongers to refer to someone as very warm, even though the word 'passionate' is usually used to describe someone as having strong intense feelings towards something.
用法: E.g. ohhhh Sorrryyyy 因為我真係鬼妹仔性格,so我真係好passionate…即係你哋中文嘅⋯⋯熱⋯⋯熱what? 熱情right? Omggggrrr!! So sorry !我chinese真係好bad!希望你唔好mind! (ohhhh Sorrryyyy because I really have a western girl personality, so I'm really passionate... that is, in Chinese... yeet... yeet what? Yeet-ching right? Omggggrrr!! So sorry! My chinese is really bad! I hope you don't mind!)
同義詞: 熱情
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to the physics, chemistry and biology subjects in an ultra convenient and orderly fashion.
用法: E.g. 今次考試要讀哂phy chem bi,真係幾攞命呀。(I will need to study all of physics, chemistry and biology for this exam, which is quite taxing.)
同義詞: 物理, 化學, 生物
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1802219/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a game where a player hits a plastic ball with holes in it using a small racquette, which usually appeals more to females who find playing tennis too difficult.
用法: E.g. 早幾年啲女興行山(有對腳就行得)、做GYM(有手有腳就可以鳩做+打卡)。之後就開始Tennis,但門檻較高,同埋太多女學極都係咁廢,三分鐘熱度就收皮。而家就開始pickle ball,因為夠易玩 (In the past few years, girls were interested in hiking (you can walk if you have feet) and doing gym (you can do it if you have hands and feet + take pictures). Then they started playing tennis, but the learning curve is higher, and too many were extremely useless even when they kept learning, or they just gave up after 3 minutes. Now they started playing pickleball because it's easy enough to play.)
同義詞: 匹克球
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3987075/page/1