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定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to emphasize the zero mark they got in a test or exam, which they like to honour themselves with because not only a chicken egg has the shape of the zero number, but also it has become a friendly treat that they are used to eating all the time.
用法: E.g. Oh no! I got a zero chicken egg in my exam again!
同義詞: 零雞蛋
參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/零雞蛋
定義: Ball是指舞會,通常在酒店或大酒樓舉行既宴會,禮貌上是要盛裝出席,我們畢業禮上的prom也可以叫Ball,傳統上同學都會穿著tuxedo或禮服以示尊重。隨時代變遷,宴會的內容簡單化了,穿著隨便些也不是大問題,反正現在的人都轉投去了移民講座,重Ball乜鬼?(Ball refers to dance party, held in a hotel or large restaurant banquet, which we politely attend dressed. A graduation prom can be called Ball, and students wear tuxedo or dress to show respect. As times change, the banquet has simplified, and dressing casually is not a big problem. Anyway, people nowadays have switched to immigration lectures, why go to a ball?)
用法: 我今晚去Ball, 下午去Révére set頭。(I'm going to a ball tonight, so I'm going to Révére this afternoon to get my hair styled.)
同義詞: 說晚會嫌煩,直接說去Ball好了。(I just don't bother saying 'night party', so it's better to say 'ball'.)
定義: (textspeak) Originated from the numbers 6 and 7 sounding similar to '碌柒' meaning 'a stick of dick', this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to describe someone as very dumb and brainless, like a dickhead.
用法: E.g. 唔好成個6 7咁樣企喺到啦!(Don't be like a dickhead just standing there!)
同義詞: 碌柒
參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DR_ewS2k4Yy/ (使用手機版本)
定義: Originated from French, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to ordering single dishes individually.
用法: E.g. 如果你唔鍾意叫set dinner,你可以叫 à la carte。(If you don't like to order the set dinner, you can order single dishes.)
同義詞: 單點; 散嗌; 散叫
參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/12/21/ED1112210026.htm
定義: Often used as 'AA制' (policy), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to paying for yourself at a meal. (Also known as 'going Dutch' in English)
用法: E.g. 今餐AA制得唔得呀?
同義詞: 食自己, 自己比
定義: A code-mixing phrase that Hong Kongers use to cheer for somebody else as encouragement or support when they are bored of the equivalent term '加油' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Add oil! 希望你今次考試高分!
同義詞: 加油
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to tasks that have not been planned and must be done at the time as they were assigned.
用法: E.g. 今日公司唔係好忙,不過有好多adhoc野做。
同義詞: 臨時工作
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having enough money to buy something without indicating one's ability to cope with such burden.
用法: E.g. 點解要鍾意自己 afford 唔起嘅 luxury? (Why love luxury that you can't afford?)
同義詞: 負擔得起; 買得起
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3vop4Epm7/ (使用手機版本)
定義: This is a code-mixing term that refers to a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting. (議程)
用法: E.g. 我哋宜家一齊go through吓今日嘅agenda。
同義詞: 議程
參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/開會常用英文-講完即刻pro咗-095043435.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers when they want to describe a girl with flat chest but don't want to get slapped.
用法: E.g. A: Do you like this girl? B: No, I think she is an airport!
同義詞: 飛機場
參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSZDmyBASgl/?igsh=MXVsbzJhZTFoYnRudw== (使用手機版本)