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定義: A euphemistic way of saying to somebody that you want to teach them a lesson or show them what you've got. (比D顏色你睇)
用法: E.g. 咁寸?! Let me give you some color see see!
同義詞: 比D顏色你睇
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use to wish someone prosperous and good fortune during Chinese New Year. Sometimes , it may be mistaken as 'Happy new year' by non-Cantonese speaking expats, even though there is nothing really wrong with saying it to people excessively. (Variant: Kung hei fat choi)
用法: E.g. Happy Chinese New Year! Gong hei fat choi! Gong hei fat choi!
同義詞: 恭喜發財
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students to encourage others to keep studying hard and make progress every day.
用法: E.g. My Chinese classmates often tell me to 'Good good study, day day up'. It's so catchy!
同義詞: 好好學習,天天向上
參考: https://dw-media.tkww.hk/epaper/tkp/20091103/A25_Screen.pdf
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who want to wish a person to really take the time in enjoying themselves on their birthday rather than being '快樂', which literally translates to 'fast pleasure'.
用法: E.g. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to 巴打 (brother). Happy birthday to youuuuuu.
同義詞: 生日快樂
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3359244/page/1
定義: A tag-switching phrase often used by Native Hong Kongers for clarifying on matters. However, it can sometimes be overused by Fake ABC's to strike a western impression on others.
用法: E.g. 份project未搞掂呀。I mean,我岩岩做完要check吓先。 E.g. 港女:你應該食少D野。I mean,你應該減吓肥至岩。 E.g. 香港人:你講咩話?偽ABC:I mean,well... I mean,我覺得你身材唔係好fit囉I mean。
參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers who want to express their sincere gratitude towards someone without saying 'thank you' repetitively.
用法: E.g. 唔該哂你幫我手呀。I really appreciate it.
同義詞: 我好感激你
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwHZnk1ZNs
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe something as more inferior in quality than another without saying it's of bad quality.
用法: E.g. 我去過呢間bar。It's even worse!
同義詞: 更加差
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3047481/page/1
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to staying healthy and in good shape by doing physical exercise.
用法: E.g. 平時食咁多野又忙住做野,要keep fit先得架!(If you eat a lot regularly and are busy working all the time, you should keep fit!)
同義詞: 保持身體健康
參考: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Za8b2zE0uYg
定義: Derived from the noun ‘maintenance’, this is a code-mixing verb used to refer to carrying out maintenance work on something in order to keep it running without errors and issues.
用法: E.g. D code寫簡短啲,main就容易做啲啦。(Write simpler code so you can carry out maintenance more easily.)
同義詞: Maintenance,維護
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2545265/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of saying '開會' or having a '會議'.
用法: E.g. 我聽日九點鐘有個meeting。開完meeting再搵你呀?
同義詞: 會議
參考: https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20170226-lifestyle-mix-chn-eng/