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定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a type of leave that is often taken for the sake of avoiding work.
用法: E.g. Annual leave 意思: 我咁難得放假,希望你地唔好搵我。(The meaning of annual leave is that if I can hardly have a holiday, I hope that you will not find me.)
同義詞: 年假
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdED72bCcze/?img_index=2&stkn=MjRibnk3MnBmYjFl (使用手機版本)
定義: A chic-sounding code-mixing term that refers to year-end bonus (花紅) in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 你間公司今個年尾有bonus嗎?
同義詞: 花紅
參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf
定義: To reserve something, such as an appointment or place, without sounding like it's a date.
用法: E.g. 請問你幫我book左個appointment未? E.g. 聽日book左枱未呀?(訂枱)
同義詞: 訂; 約
參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf
定義: Often pronounced as '波士', this is a more polite sounding code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to '老闆', especially when working in a corporate company.
用法: E.g. 做波士就好啦。我地呢班打工仔一世做奴隸。
參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: Purportedly to have come from online competitive gaming where a player brings his team to victory, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to helping and leading someone to achieve something. At times, it can also refer to being able to dress effectively which covers everything from head to toe, including hair.
用法: E.g. 日系唔只著衫 要化埋妝同髮型同襯埋accessories 要full gear先會carry得到 (Japanese fashion isn't just about wearing clothes. You have to put on make-up, have a certain hairstyle as well as matching accessories. You must have full gear in order to carry this fashion.)
同義詞: 駕馭
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/475055/page/9
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to sending a copy of an email message to another recipient.
用法: E.g. 份email記住cc埋比所有人。
同義詞: 抄送
定義: A code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to refer to someone deciding not to do something because they are too frightened.
用法: E.g. 我地講吓飲啤酒咋喎。你唔係咁快就chicken out嘛?
參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1368997059457323008.html
定義: 1. (adj). To describe a hectic state where you are so busy that you feel like you cannot breathe. 2. (verb). An Englishised code-mixing term that refers to exhausting oneself in order to get work done in a short period of time, which is usually brought on by demanding customers or people of high authority.
用法: E.g. 今日返工真係好chur呀。(adj) E.g. 哇,呢個客洗唔洗chur到咁盡呀?比條生路人地行吓好嗎?(verb)
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone as not having good judgement rather than lacking general knowledge, even though it can refer to both of these things when scolding someone.
用法: E.g. Common sense 常人應該刷覺到既感通/道理 eg. 今日個女同事打扮得特別靚噴曬香水,放工應該有約會, 個晚最好唔好叫人OT (Common sense is what ordinary people should be aware of using their senses or reasoning. For example, if a female colleague dressed particularly well and sprayed perfume today, then you can guess they probably have a date after work. So you better not ask her to work overtime that night.) E.g. 你有冇common sense架?呢啲咁既野你自己google吓咪得囉!(Do you have common sense? For this kind of stuff you just need to google it yourself!)
同義詞: 常識
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/718878/page/3
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to giving or providing something, in order to help achieve a goal.
用法: E.g. 麻煩大家contribute一吓個discussion。
同義詞: 貢獻
參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ