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定義: Often used as 'baby pig' (BB豬) in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to call their lovers.
用法: E.g. BB豬,你買D咩生日禮物比我呀?
同義詞: 寶貝
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term derived from '支持', meaning to support.
用法: E.g. 全靠大家GCHI,本會終於成功當選,今後仍然需要大家多多GCHI。
同義詞: 支持
參考: https://hkdic.my-helper.com/gchi/
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to the extent someone is shortsighted in degree units.
用法: E.g. You are shortsighted? What is your eye degrees?
同義詞: prescription, diopters, 度數
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmy095Db9U&t=190s
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to demand immediate attention towards a matter without sounding like they are in such a hurry or wanting the other person to hurry the f*** up.
用法: E.g. 呢個係一個urgent既task。B: 明白 (Understood) E.g. 呢個係一個緊急既任務。B: 洗唔洗咁急呀?(Why is there such a hurry?)
同義詞: 緊急
參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20052634/香港職場中英夾雜用語-內地網民舉30個例子-表示識粵語都無法理解
定義: A highly efficient code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use when they want to do a short summary of what happened in a period of time without sounding so repetitive, old school and verbose as '概括重述' denotes.
用法: E.g. 不如我地一齊recap一下今個week做左咩?(What about doing a recap of what we did this week?)
同義詞: 概括重述
參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20052634/香港職場中英夾雜用語-內地網民舉30個例子-表示識粵語都無法理解
定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to ask a shopkeeper how much something costs, which is extremely effective when bargaining for a lower price at wet markets. It can also be shortened to 'gay cheen' (幾錢).
用法: E.g. Gay dor cheen? (幾多錢?) E.g. Gay cheen? (幾錢?)
同義詞: 幾多錢?
參考: https://homekong.com.hk/blogs/read/helpful-cantonese-phrases-to-know
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase that is used to ask someone whether they know something.
用法: E.g. A: Nei g ng g kui hui jor bin? B: Ng g. (A: 你知唔知佢去左邊? B: 唔知。)
同義詞: 知唔知
定義: Often used as 'Ah sir' (阿sir), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a male teacher. (Also see 'Missy' for female teacher)
用法: E.g. 阿sir,我今日冇帶功課。可唔可以唔好罰我呀?
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: 1. (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe a person being clever or quick to notice things. Sometimes, it is used as 'sharp醒'. 2. (adj) Used to describe someone's appearance as being too eye-catching.
用法: E.g. 哇,乜今日咁sharp醒呀?咁快做哂D野? E.g. 呢件衫D顏色太sharp喇。
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used with “啱key”, which refers to whether you get along well with somebody. Explanation: like the key in a piece of music.
用法: Eg. 你同你朋友啱唔啱key呀?
參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/啱key