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定義: This is a Cantonese slang that refers to a situation where a player has a clear opportunity to score a point. The slangs origin comes from a volleyball game where a sports announcer said "Cha SIU" instead of the word "chance". Although the word came from a volleyball game initially, it's more widely used in badminton games.
用法: That was a total set up for a smash, total Cha SIU!
同義詞: 食叉燒
定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong university students love to use instead of '講座', which means a formal talk on a subject by a professor.
用法: E.g. 其實上lecture根本浪費時間。
同義詞: 講座
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/475538/page/2
定義: A code-mixing term used by the upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the espresso-based coffee made with steamed milk because the Cantonese equivalent '意大利泡沫咖啡' is too sophisticated to say.
用法: E.g. A:我平時最鍾意飲意大利泡沫咖啡。香港人:你指cappucino?
同義詞: 意大利泡沫咖啡
定義: This is a code-mixing phrase that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '諗到' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 我暫時仲未figure out到點樣solve個problem。
參考: https://english.cool/code-switching/
定義: This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '跳過'.
用法: E.g. 條題目好難。skip左先啦。
同義詞: 跳過
參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/
定義: This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '冷場' (laang5 ceong4), which literally translates to 'cold scene'.
用法: E.g. 考口試最緊要唔好dead air。
同義詞: 冷場
參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/
定義: This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '列出'.
用法: E.g. List哂D item落張紙先,然後去超市買野就唔會唔記得。
同義詞: 列出
參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/
定義: Often used as 'Ah sir' (阿sir), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a male teacher. (Also see 'Missy' for female teacher)
用法: E.g. 阿sir,我今日冇帶功課。可唔可以唔好罰我呀?
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: This is a code-mixing term that local student Hong Kongers use to address a female teacher. Sometimes, it is pronounced as 'missy'.
用法: E.g. Miss,請問呢條問題點答?
同義詞: 先生
定義: A euphemistic way of saying to somebody that you want to teach them a lesson or show them what you've got. (比D顏色你睇)
用法: E.g. 咁寸?! Let me give you some color see see!
同義詞: 比D顏色你睇