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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to something that is so funny that one can die from having too much laughter.
用法: E.g. Laugh die me喇!真係好搞笑呀。(笑死我)
同義詞: 笑死我
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/
定義: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to describe someone as unwilling to do something without placing a direct character judgement.
用法: E.g. 學校啲homework完全冇做過呀Jayden。你咁lazy,媽咪angry架喇。下個月你birthday,冇得去disneyland架喇。(You have not done any homework from school, Jayden. If you are so lazy, Mami will be angry. And it's your birthday next month. I don't think we can go to Disneyland.)
同義詞: 懶惰
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXO4QiuMV4t/ (使用手機版本)
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 romanised code-mixing term that Hong Kong expats use to describe a female who is pretty, or a male who is handsome, or an object that is good-looking.
用法: E.g. You look very leng today! (你今日好靚呀!) E.g. Wa! This dress ho leng ah! (哇!呢條裙好靚呀!) E.g. You are so leng jai! (你好靚仔呀!)
同義詞: 靚
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,91
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to express disbelief at someone in fulfilling a promise. (比個官你做)
用法: E.g. You say you will return your money by tomorrow? I let you be the government official!
同義詞: 比個官你做
定義: Purportedly to have come from ‘娘’ meaning an old married woman, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone’s appearance as old-fashioned.
用法: E.g. 你今日著衫好leung!(You dress very old-fashioned today!)
同義詞: 娘
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,140076,140076
定義: Often used as '升le' (呢), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to having made an advancement in something. (升級)
用法: E.g. 哇!今次考試表現好左好多喎。簡直係升呢呀!
同義詞: 升級
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to making the remark "looks good to me" after doing a code review for a programmer, which means the work has been done properly.
用法: E.g. Review完喇,LGTM!ϵ( 'Θ' )϶
同義詞: 睇落唔錯
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3878537/page/24
定義: A code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to a library. (拉把)
用法: E.g. 聽日去唔去拉把呀?
同義詞: 圖書館
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/59088/
定義: Derived from the Chinese internet slang '躺平', this is an Englishised code-mixing term used to describe a lifestyle of doing as little as possible, due to knowing that there is a 'rat race' going on where everyone is competing for jobs such that it is almost impossible to keep up with the societal pressure.
用法: E.g. This exam is so difficult! I am lying flat! E.g. I am not lying flat! I must continue to find a better job!
同義詞: 躺平
參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-internet-and-texting-slang-to-use-right-now