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香港中英夾雜字典

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eat bowl face turn bowl down

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to betraying someone after receiving some offer or advantage from them. (食碗面反碗底) 用法: E.g. I gave you so many benefits and you eat bowl face turn bowl down?!!同義詞: 食碗面反碗底參考: https://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/486w/public/images/methode/2016/01/21/c10168a8-bff3-11e5-9503-d84cbca18933_486x.jpg?itok=sF-XAnJn

pineapple chicken

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who likes leeching off others. (菠羅雞 - bo1 lo4 gai1) 用法: E.g. That girl is such a pineapple chicken! She just comes every time for the benefits and does not share or contribute.同義詞: 菠羅雞參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/60017/

Fan Tai Sui

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a year where one’s Chinese zodiac offends or clashes with the God of Tai Sui, which means the fortune of the year will not be as smooth as others. 用法: I was born in the year of the snake and I am fan tai sui this year! Let’s go to the temple to pray for protection and peace!同義詞: 犯太歲參考: https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/tai-sui/

idea

定義: A code-mixing term that is more generic and appropriate to use in a number of different situations. 用法: E.g. 我覺得你個idea好好呀!(主意) E.g. 你唔係一D idea都冇呀?(想法) E.g. 呢隻遊戲既idea算唔錯。(概念) E.g. 你提出既idea同我好唔同。(觀點) E.g. 廣告既idea就係要人買野。(目的)參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

lift

定義: Pronounced as 'leeb' (long vowel), this is an a lot more linguistically efficient way of referring to '升降機' in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 等陣呀。我兒家搭緊lift上黎。參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

water

定義: Known as Kongish, this is code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to money and lots of different things. 用法: E.g. Blow water. (吹水 - to chat casually or brag about something) E.g. Measure water. (磅水 - to give money) E.g. Return water. (回水 - to return money) E.g. Clear water. (通水 - to give secret info like a test) E.g. Draw water. (抽水 - to get profit or benefit for free) E.g. One lump of water. (一舊水 - one hundred dollars) E.g. What water? (乜水 - who the heck are you?)參考: https://topick.hket.com/article/679575/%E5%BB%A3%E6%9D%B1%E8%A9%B1%E8%80%83%E8%B5%B7%E4%BD%A0%E3%80%80%E3%80%8C%E6%B0%B4%E3%80%8D%E5%AD%97%E6%9C%89%E5%B9%BE%E5%A4%9A%E7%A8%AE%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D%EF%BC%9F

call

定義: This is an lot more linguistically efficient way of saying the Cantonese equivalent '打電話', which has 3 long syllables. 用法: E.g. 可以兒家call你嗎? E.g. 我尋日call爆你機都唔聽。你去左邊呀?參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

snake king

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to slacking off at work. 用法: E.g. Don't be such a snake king all the time! Get some work done!同義詞: 蛇王

madam

定義: The Hong Kong way of referring to a female police officer (女警官). 用法: E.g. 女警:Target出現。全世界出動!下屬:Yes, Madam!同義詞: 女警官參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

no need to ask Ah Gui

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something that is so obvious that there is no need to ask anyone about it, especially after finding out the wrong of somebody. 'Ah Gui' is a name that originated from an infamous official (李世桂) in the Qing Dynasty. 用法: E.g. It must be him who let out the secrets! No need to ask Ah Gui!同義詞: 唔洗問阿貴參考: https://www.kamadelivery.com/blog/posts/香港10大俗語-地道文化背景大解構/