110 results found
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '簽證'.
用法: E.g. 你搞好左travel visa未呀?(旅遊簽證)
E.g. 你到外國工作要有working visa架。(工作簽證)同義詞: 簽證
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to the attraction between two people.
用法: E.g. A:你話佢地兩個有冇chemistry呢?B:你係指work定係sexual chemistry呢?LOL。
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to describe something that is going on simultaneously as another, such as a task or event. At other times, it can also be used to describe things happening outside of work such as love relationships.
用法: E.g. 呢兩個task幫我睇吓可唔可以同時parallel咁樣進行。(Help me see whether the two tasks can proceed at the same time.)
E.g. 點解拍拖唔可以Parallel咁進行? (Why can't you date more than one person at the same time?)同義詞: 同時間參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3070535/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who want to sound humble yet not so insignificant when they are being asked what position they work in a company.
用法: E.g. A: 哇!你間公司好出名喎。 B: 係呀,不過我只係small potato。(A: Wow! Your company is very famous. B: Yes, but I am just a small potato.)同義詞: 小角色參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/4063839/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: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to the initial stage in a process, such as an interview. At other times, it is also used for the describing the first in a set of social events, such as drinks and dinner.
用法: E.g. First round既interview會幾簡單。Second round先會問你深入D既問題。(The first round interview will be very simple. The second round will be more in-depth.)
E.g. 我今晚唔join first round喇。Second round先再join你地。(I am not going to join first round tonight. But I will join the second round.)同義詞: 第一輪參考: https://www.threads.com/@hkcareerstory/post/C97oprFSuDw
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to a programmer or developer especially if they are one themselves because it makes them sound like a profession.
用法: E.g. A: 你做咩IT行業? 寫program嗰D? B: 唔係。我係engineer。(What kind of IT industry are you from? Are you a programmer? B: No, I am an engineer.)同義詞: 工程師參考: https://tecky.io/zh_Hant/blog/Programmer-分多少種-2022-23/
定義: Derived from the noun ‘maintenance’, this is a code-mixing verb used to refer to carrying out maintenance work on something in order to keep it running without errors and issues.
用法: E.g. D code寫簡短啲,main就容易做啲啦。(Write simpler code so you can carry out maintenance more easily.)同義詞: Maintenance,維護參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2545265/page/1