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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that is used as an adverb to emphasize the intensity of an adjective, which is similar to ‘very’ in English.
用法: E.g. Ho ging ah! (Very powerful) E.g. Ho ying ah! (Very good looking) E.g. Ho jeng ah! (Very good or awesome) E.g. Ho ho may! (Very delicious)
同義詞: 好
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the formal document sent by a seller to a buyer as a request for payment, which is be differentiated from a receipt.
用法: E.g. 你俾完錢收到嘅果張係叫收據,係receipt,但啲大陸人係統一叫發票。(What you receive after payment should be called a receipt, but mainland Chinese people also refer to it as an invoice.)
同義詞: 發票; 請款單
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2808375/page/1
定義: With a literal meaning of 'humbly receive', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who work in Japanese companies to express politeness before starting to eat a meal, which is equivalent to "Let's eat" in English.
用法: E.g. A: Itadakimas! B: 其實係唔係一定要講?A: 唔係,不過有禮貌啲囉。(A: Itadakimas! B: Do we actually have to say this? A: No, but it's more polite if we do.)
同義詞: 開飯喇, 唔客氣喇, Let's eat
參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itadakimasu
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to tell somebody to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'la la lum')
用法: E.g. Ja ja lum go to school now or you will miss the bus! Eg. Finish your homework! Ja ja lum la!
同義詞: 咋咋臨
定義: An onomatopoeic code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a verb for eating, especially when the food is delicious and people take time to taste and chew, making the sound of 'jap' repeatedly while eating. ie. 食到jap jap聲. However, it is not to be confused with the word Jap, which is a short term for Japanese.
用法: E.g. 由來:源自食嘢時發出嘅「嗒嗒聲」或「咂嘴聲」(英文象聲詞 Jap Jap Jap / 廣東話「咂咂聲」)。意思:形容某樣食物味道極好,食到令人發出聲響、食得好滋味、好過癮。例句:「呢間舖頭嘅叉燒好食到好jap!」(Origin: Derived from the "click" or "smack" sound when eating (English onomatopoeia Jap Jap Jap / Cantonese "smack sound"). Meaning: Describes certain food that tastes extremely good, makes people make noises, eats deliciously, and is very addicted. For example, "The barbecued pork in this shop is so good to eat!")
同義詞: 嗒嗒聲; 咂嘴聲
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BBMuBpj73J/
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term transliterated from ‘咗’, which is equivalent to the ‘-ed’ particle for past tense in English.
用法: E.g. Jo jor gong for mei ar? (做咗功課未呀?) E.g. Sik jor farn mei ar? (食咗飯未呀?)
同義詞: 咗
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/16/the-use-of-transliteration-in-kongish/
定義: A romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to 'secondary two syndrome' in Cantonese, which is someone in their second year of high school and acting childish, as if they are living in their own world. The term was first popularised by the comedian Hikaru Ijuin in a Japanese radio show in 1999.
用法: E.g. My older brother has jung yi beng – he thinks he is a hero who can save the world.
同義詞: 中二病
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to get someone to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'ja ja lum'.)
用法: E.g. La la lum get your homework done! E.g. Leave now or you'll miss the train! La la lum la!
同義詞: 嗱嗱臨
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that is likely to have derived from '輕輕地', which is an adverb that means 'gently'. Even though the 'dick' in the expression seems to refer to the male's penis, it is most likely a typo according to some native Hong Kongers and the AI. However, it is also purported to be the transliteration of ‘的’, which translates to ‘輕輕的‘, an expression that is often used by the Taiwanese poet Hamilton Hsu (徐志摩).
用法: E.g. Let me light light dick remind you... E.g. Light light dick push har.
同義詞: 輕輕地
定義: A romanised code-mixing term that is used by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to refer to '米線', which is a type of noodles that is very popular in Hong Kong and China.
用法: E.g. 港女:Im so broke so I went into a random updup maiseen place eat din alone...
同義詞: 米線
參考: https://topick.hket.com/article/2254771/wuddud=核突%E3%80%80港女「流利」港式英語投訴米線店考起網民