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定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to working overtime. Sometimes, it is used as '冬OT' (winter OT), which means 'don't OT'.
用法: E.g. A:死喇,咁多野做。唔知今晚要OT到幾時呢?B:冬OT!
同義詞: 加班
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A code-mixing term that is often misused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to mean 'outfit'.
用法: E.g. BB豬,我今日個outlook係咪好靚呀?
同義詞: 外表
參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/128449/你是否-偽abc-chill-中文意思係咩-10個港人常用錯英文字
定義: (vulgar) A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe something that is very annoying and frustrating to the point where it causes constant trouble or inconvenience, even though it has nothing to do with someone's butt.
用法: E.g. 之後見到Front desk同事,話果間房客係”pain in the arse”, 佢不停投訴,個個都想佢快L d check out,但佢不停extend (Then I saw my front desk colleague, saying that the guest was ”pain in the arse”. He kept complaining, and everyone wanted him to check out quickly, but he kept extending his stay at the room.)
同義詞: 令人討厭或痛苦的
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BBRT_1BUrh/
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 that native Hong Kongers like to use instead of '通過'. Sometimes, it is pronounced as 'pass-si'.
用法: E.g. 今次考試pa唔pass呀? E.g. 我今次pass-si呀!仲好高分添!
同義詞: 通過
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the Cantonese swear word '仆街', which literally translates to 'trip on the street'.
用法: E.g. 聽日交唔到貨就PK喇! E.g. 玩我?! 你個PK!
定義: Often shortened to 'pkm' in textspeak, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to refer to Pokemon. However, it is not to be confused with 'PK' in Cantonese, which is a vulgar expression meaning to tell someone to go to h*ll.
用法: E.g 你本身唔中意pkm點爆都唔會開心 (If you don't like Pokemon, you will never be happy ripping open card boosters.)
同義詞: Pokemon
參考: https://www.threads.com/@plee_0107/post/DakcU7DEg0D/
定義: A more positive-sounding code-mixing term compared to the same item (計劃) in Cantonese. Often pronounced as 'pan'.
用法: E.g. 做D咩都要plan定先得架麻。 E.g. 做D咩都要計劃好先得架麻。(you may sound like a schemer in this one! XD)
參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf
定義: Often seen as redundant, this is a code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers when they really want to show politeness towards the email's receiver in a request.
用法: E.g. Please kindly find the attached document.
同義詞: 請
定義: A more polite way to refer to a person's standpoint, as the Cantonese equivalent term '點', meaning a dot, can refer to a woman's breast.
用法: E.g. 男人:喂,我真係好唔明你個point喎!女人:唔緊要。我慢慢解釋比你聽。 E.g. 男人:喂,我真係好唔明你個點喎!女人:你話我邊點呀?唔好性騷擾喎!