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定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong girls love to use to ask their boyfriends whether they feel sad or regret about not having their presence at times, as ‘掛住‘ in Cantonese could just be merely thinking about someone without such emotions, which is not enough to satisfy a Hong Kong girl’s demands.
用法: E.g. 呢幾日我地冇見。有冇miss我呀? (We have not seen each other these several days. Do you miss me?)
同義詞: 掛住, 想念
參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=17173491
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 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?
同義詞: 錯過左
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to a person with a mixed-race descent.
用法: E.g. A:你係唔係mix黎架?B:乜我似mix咩?多謝。 E.g. A:你係唔係mix黎架?B:係!當然係啦!我係澳門香港mix呀!
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to a person with a mixed-race descent.
用法: E.g. A:你係唔係mix黎架?B:乜我似mix咩?多謝。E.g. A:你係唔係mix黎架?B:係!當然係啦!我係澳門香港mix呀!
同義詞: 混血兒
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use when they want to apologise politely for something.
用法: E.g. *Holding up a queue* Mm ho yi si. E.g. *Butts into a conversation* Mm ho yi si. Where is the MTR?
同義詞: 唔好意思
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use when they don't understand what someone is saying in Cantonese.
用法: Hong Konger: 你叫咩名? Expat: Mm sick teng.
同義詞: 唔識聽
參考: https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread22332-2.html
定義: (textspeak) Transliterated from '無啦啦', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used as an adverb to describe something that happened suddenly and unexpectedly.
用法: E.g. Kui mo la la da ngo! Chi jor sin! (佢無啦啦打我!痴左線!)
同義詞: 無啦啦
定義: Transliterated from '冇厘頭' meaning 'with no source', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used to describe something that makes no sense. It originated from a type of slapstick humour associated with Hong Kong popular culture in the late 20th century, most notably in Steven Chow's (周星馳) movies.
用法: E.g. I think this story is mo lei tau! But it gives me a very good laugh! (我覺得呢個故事簡直係冇厘頭!不過真係好搞笑!)
同義詞: 冇厘頭
參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_lei_tau
定義: Derived from 'monitor', this is a highly efficient use of one's eyes to keep track of the progress of somebody or something. Sometimes, even without the use of one's eyes.
用法: E.g. 喂,我咪喺度做緊野囉。你唔洗成日喺度mon住我嘛! E.g. 你:喂,大佬。你唔洗成日打電話黎mon住我嘛?!!對方:大佬?!你邊隻眼見到我mon住你呀?!! E.g. D股市跳得咁勁要成日搵人mon住先得架。