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cheung fun

定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to steamed rice noodle rolls, which is a popular snack at street food vendors. However, this is not to be confused with ‘fun cheung’, which means ‘dick face’ in English. 用法: E.g. Let‘s eat some fun cheung at a Chinese restaurant! Sorry, I mean cheung fun!同義詞: 腸粉參考: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3318414/what-cheung-fun-different-types-chinese-rice-noodle-rolls-and-how-make-them

quota

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to one's limit of something, such as how much food one can eat. 用法: E.g. 食野要有quota,尤其係生野。 E.g. 我望手機有quota,因為我始終年紀大。參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/

auntie

定義: A polite way of addressing a stranger, usually a much older person, when you meet them for the first time. 用法: E.g. 哈佬Auntie,你好呀! E.g. 仔仔,快D叫聲Auntie啦。參考: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3048345/hong-kong-comes-alive-learning-cantonese-make-sure-you-know

project

定義: A generic code-mixing term that can used for a number of different items in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 你公司近排搞緊D咩project呀?(項目) E.g. 今次呢個project搞成點呀?(研究) E.g. 你諗住下次搞d咩project呀?(計劃) E.g. 小心D呀,唔見寫住project in progress咩?(工程)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

eat dead cat

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone being a scapegoat or taking the blame for something that they did not do. 用法: E.g. I did not cheat in the exam and you made me eat dead cat??!同義詞: 食死貓參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

finish

定義: Often added with a ‘咗’ like the ‘-ed’ form in English for past tense, this is a code-mixing term that is used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to having completed something, such as an event or project. 用法: E.g. 你地finish咗個project未呀? E.g. 終於finish咗個event!同義詞: 完成參考: https://www.businesstimes.com.hk/articles/157451/創新科技獎學金2024-挑選25位傑出大學生-每人最高15萬港元獎學金/

blow water without wiping mouth

定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t. 用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野!佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴!)同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴

gay dor cheen

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

casual

定義: 1. (noun) A word used instead of the Cantonese equivalent to denote the meaning of casual wear. 2. (verb) A word used to tell another person to be casual, informal, and relaxed. 3. (adj.) A word used to describe something as being informal, such as an event. 用法: E.g. 同事: 聽日著casual得喇,知道嗎? E.g. 今日食飯casual D得喇。(隨便) E.g. 我聽日要去個casual既聚會。(非正式)參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese

encore

定義: Pronounced as 'N-call', this is a code-mixing term used to get the performer to sing one more time at the end of a concert. 用法: E.g.今次演唱會唔知會ENCORE幾多次呢? E.g. Encore!!!我今次要encore到爆為止!