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香港中英夾雜字典

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chur

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/

Out bud

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to ‘out of budget’, which is used by working class Hong Kongers in business meetings. 用法: 做project management只睇兩樣。第一就係有冇outside個scope,第二就係有冇out bud。

miss

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to having missed something, such as a bus or a deadline. 用法: E.g. 哎呀,我miss左最後班車喇!\nE.g. 唔知miss左deadline會點呢?

jumpy

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a CV or resume that has a work history of many different jobs in a short period of time. 用法: E.g. HR:你份CV太jumpy喇!D公司睇到唔會想見你!

the show must go on

定義: Became known by the TVB episode 'The Queen of News', this is a code-mixing phrase said by working class Hong Kongers to encourage people to continue doing what they have set out to do, even if it means taking risks and receiving consequences. 用法: E.g. 冇人敢報等我嚟吖!萬一touchwood報錯咪賴落我度咯,I have nothing to lose。我宗旨好簡單,the show must go on。(If no one dares to report this, then I'll do it! If the news turn out to be wrong, then blame it on me, touchwood. I have nothing to lose. My goal is very simple, the show must go on.)同義詞: 表演必須繼續參考: https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20021530/新聞女王-高海寧重現主播喊住報死訊新聞一幕-雙眼通紅淚珠滑落與現實如出一轍/1

That's why

定義: Often repeated after '所以' (so) in Cantonese, this is to reinforce what this speaker is trying to explain, especially in a work situation. 用法: E.g. 程序上有好多野要double confirm,所以that's why個project到兒家仲未出街。

research

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers use to emphasize how much paper work needs to be done when conducting studies of a subject, rather than just merely studying as the Cantonese equivalent '研究' denotes. 用法: E.g. 我兒家part-time喺大學做research,好忙架。(I am now part-time doing research at university, very busy.)同義詞: 研究參考: https://www.threads.com/@146snk/post/DKQjVZnhSNU/香港嘅bachelor訓練根本就冇乜預你去做research所以根本唔會教你點申請mphilphd-點樣寫research-proposal-點樣approac

down

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to computer that has become unavailable, possibly due to a crash.  Sometimes, it is used as the shortened version of 'download'. 用法: E.g. 大獲喇!公司server down機呀!快D搵人整呀!(當機) E.g. Down完個file未呀?咁耐既?(下載)參考: https://www.studocu.com/hk/document/city-university-of-hong-kong/world-englishes/lecture-3-city-university-of-hong-kongen5714-world-englishes-and-the-social-context-of/20063922

hang

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to computer that has become unresponsive, due to a halt or freeze. 用法: E.g. 部電腦新買架喎,咁易hang機?! E.g. 係咪唔夠RAM所以hang左呀?同義詞: 當機

do

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to gestures and customs that an employee must do or learn when they work in a company. 用法: E.g. 老細黎到仲唔識DO? 快D讓座同沖杯咖啡比佢啦! E.g. 打工仔要識DO先得,如果咪好快冇得撈。參考: https://www.etnet.com.hk/www/tc/lifestyle/archive/goodjob/23372