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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is useless and is a waste of money to raise him or her up. (食濕米 or 食塞米)
用法: E.g. You cannot get anything done at all today? Do you eat wet rice? (你係咪食塞米?)
同義詞: 食濕米, 食塞米
參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/%E9%A3%9F%E5%A1%9E%E7%B1%B3
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong court judges to refer to demonstrating and establishing the truth or validity of something by providing evidence and argument, which is especially strong to use in a court of law.
用法: E.g. 官:呢個,如果因為part of the prosecution case 嘅話,你一定要prove 嘅。(Judge: If this is part of the prosecution case, you must prove it.)
同義詞: 證明
參考: https://hkupress.hku.hk/image/catalog/pdf-preview/9789888528202.pdf
定義: This is a code-mixing term used to refer to claiming money. However, it is often pronounced as 'kam' by grassroot class Hong Kongers.
用法: E.g. 請問讀完個course有冇得kam返d錢架? E.g. 請問d飯錢可唔可以問返公司kam架?
同義詞: 索取
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 Hong Kong celebrity tutors to refer to a collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal.
用法: E.g. 狀元培育向來都是team work. (Nurturing top scorers has always been team work.)
同義詞: 團體合作
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRGmhTQjT1N/?igsh=NWtoNHZ6OGRyOW8x (使用手機版本)
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a common code-mixing slang term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a western male person, which is transliterated from '鬼佬', meaning 'ghost man'.
用法: E.g. Try talking to the gweilo to practice your English!
同義詞: 鬼佬
參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweilo
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to illustrate the distance between two parties in terms of their communication, which is often due to their difference in job positions or departments in a company. Sometimes, it may be caused by forgeting to say "double confirm", which is a common phrase used by Hong Kongers at workplace to really make sure that certain information is correct.
用法: E.g. 其實呢啲communication gap 大家可以做好D減少誤會,寫多兩句confirm is better。(As for these communication gaps, it is better for us all to try and minimise misunderstandings by saying 'confirm' more.)
同義詞: 溝通差距
參考: https://www.threads.com/@purpzc/post/C-l0fNJyiZM?hl=en
定義: This is a code-mixing phrase commonly used to replace 最後一日 when the last day of activity is reached.
用法: E.g. 今日係唔係last day?
同義詞: 最後一日
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use as a broader term to refer to a whole load of stuff related to managing money, assets, investments, borrowing and more. Sometimes, it is also used as another term for money, especially when the word money just sounds sensitive to a person.
用法: E.g. A: 你做咩行業? B: Finance. A: 咁係做銀行, 財務管理, 投資定係咩? (A: What industry do you work in? B: Finance. A: So do you work in bank, asset management, investment or what? E.g. 今餐有D貴。你有冇finance? (This meal is quite expensive. Do you have finance?)
同義詞: 金融,財務,財政,資金
參考: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/金融学
定義: A phrase used by native Hong Kongers to affirm that something is true or obvious, usually among friends and relatives in informal settings, especially with the particle 'la' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 朋友: 今日出街記住載口罩。 你:Of course啦! E.g. 女朋友: 哇,你好叻呀。 你:Of course啦! E.g. 男朋友: 估唔到你咁醒目。 你:Of course啦!
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