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香港中英夾雜字典

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dress code

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the rules being set on how you should wear for a situation or event. 用法: E.g. 聽晚要去公司function?有冇話咩dress code呀?同義詞: 服裝規範參考: https://www.englishok.com.tw/toeic/toeic-issue/crystal_lee_english_speaking

align

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to reaching a consensus on matters of a situation. 用法: E.g. 我地一齊align一下意見,再匯報比上頭知。同義詞: 保持一致參考: https://www.story001.com/post-196.html

pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger

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/

encore

定義: Pronounced as 'N-call', this is a code-mixing term used to get the performer to sing one more time at the end of a concert. 用法: E.g.今次演唱會唔知會ENCORE幾多次呢? E.g. Encore!!!我今次要encore到爆為止!

peng di

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參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

end up

定義: A euphemistic way of refering to the end of something, as saying something is at a final stage is considered bad luck in Cantonese sometimes. 用法: E.g. 唔知佢end up會做D咩呢? E.g. 上次個project end up成點呀? E.g. 佢上個暑假end up左去台灣。

exactly

定義: A word used by Hong Kong people to express absolute affirmation, which is comparable to 'Bingo!' 用法: E.g. 係喇,係喇。Exactly! E.g. 岩喇!呢個就係我exactly想講既野。 E.g. 我唔係太get你exactly想講咩。

expect

定義: A generic term for a number of different Chinese words of equivalent meaning, sometimes used to tone down your directness and also to maximise communicative efficiency. 用法: E.g. 老師: 老師唔expect你100分,不過盡左力就得喇。(要求) E.g. 朋友: 今日係我生日。我expect你都比下面掛。(預料) E.g. 我冇expect過今次考試會考成咁。(預期) E.g. 上司對你冇咩expectation,總之搞掂D野就得喇。(期望)

follow

定義: A classic code-mixing term often used with the word 'case' to get someone to follow up on something in a professional manner.  However, it is now often associated with the 'follow' used in social media. 用法: E.g. 唔該同我follow吓個case呀。 E.g. 呢個case follow成點呀? E.g. 快D follow我個IG啦!參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

chok

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to pulling a face that looks pretentious in order to look cool. 用法: E.g. 林峯:你睇吓我個樣夠唔夠chok?!參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/