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定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use when they are scared and freaked out by something.
用法: E.g. Scare die me! You are so early in office today?!
同義詞: 嚇死我
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong teachers love to use to imply to students that there is some standard to adhere to or duty to be taken for the task given to them, rather than something that requires much effort as the Cantonese phrase ‘功課‘ denotes.
用法: E.g. 記住assignment要自己做,唔好抄人地或用AI。(Remember that you must do the assignment by yourself, and not copy others or use AI.)
同義詞: 功課
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1883876/page/1
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
定義: (textspeak) Transliterated from '無啦啦', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used as an adverb to describe something that happened suddenly and unexpectedly.
用法: E.g. Kui mo la la da ngo! Chi jor sin! (佢無啦啦打我!痴左線!)
同義詞: 無啦啦
定義: A code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong local teachers must say at the beginning of every class in order for students to stop chatting.
用法: E.g. Miss Cheung: Good morning class! Entire class: "Good morning Miss Cheung."
同義詞: 早安,同學們
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/348088/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe a person with a feminised voice.
用法: E.g. 我覺得呢個男人cam cam哋。唔知真係男人定係女人呢?
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of the Cantonese equivalent '心情'.
用法: E.g. 今日出面咁多人咁迫,真係冇咩mood行街。
同義詞: 心情
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to having missed something, such as a bus or a deadline.
用法: E.g. 哎呀,我miss左最後班車喇!\nE.g. 唔知miss左deadline會點呢?
同義詞: 錯過左
定義: This is a code-mixing term that local student Hong Kongers use to address a female teacher. Sometimes, it is pronounced as 'missy'.
用法: E.g. Miss,請問呢條問題點答?
同義詞: 先生
定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the stage of a meal where the main dish is served. As to why ‘course’ is more often used than ‘dish’ compared to the Cantonese phrase ‘主菜‘, it may be to do with the upper class etiquette that the stage of a meal is more important than the dish itself.
用法: E.g. 食semi-buffet質素好過buffet, 起碼個main course係入得落口 (The quality of eating semi-buffet is higher than buffet, at least the main course is decent.)
同義詞: 主菜
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3120803/page/3