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定義: (vulgar, textspeak) A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who's idiotic and stupid. It originated from the Cantonese words '憨鳩' because the '鳩' (penis) has a similar pronunciation as the number 9 in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Why did you piss on me? Are you on9? (憨鳩) E.g. Don't be so on99 and watch where you're going! (憨鳩鳩)
同義詞: 憨鳩
參考: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=28512
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to describe a job that must be done in a company office.
用法: E.g. 份合約講明份工要onsite做,冇得work from home。
同義詞: 現場,在工地
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe being receptive to new ideas but not to the point of so expansive by opening boundaries.
用法: E.g. 我係一個open-minded既人,但係唔代表我內裡open。(I am an open-minded person, but that doesn't mean I am open on the inside. XD)
同義詞: 思想開放; 開明
參考: https://hinative.com/questions/26265836
定義: Often translated into a bilingual pun 'Old嬋' meaning a middle aged woman, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the Osim massage chair.
用法: E.g. 有OSIM唔洗搵Old嬋,但係坐上去就變左Old嬋。(If we have OSIM, then there is no need to find an old auntie. But sitting on an OSIM chair will make you an old auntie.)
同義詞: Old嬋
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2358165/page/1
定義: 1. (adj) This is a code-mixing word that refers to being outdated. 2. (verb) To instruct someone to be eliminated or get out of the room.
用法: E.g. 你兒家先聽呢首歌?你真係好out呀。(adj) E.g. 你同我out!(verb)
參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to ‘out of budget’, which is used by working class Hong Kongers in business meetings.
用法: 做project management只睇兩樣。第一就係有冇outside個scope,第二就係有冇out bud。
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to ‘out of syllabus’, which is used by local school students in Hong Kong.
用法: Past paper條題目out c左。
同義詞: 非考試範圍
定義: Said to have originated from 'copycat' in English, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who cheats or copies other people's answers in an exam. (出貓)
用法: E.g. Don't dare to bring out the cat in an exam! (唔好咁大擔考試出貓!)
同義詞: 出貓
定義: A versatile code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to arranging, tidying or wrapping things into a container such as a luggage.
用法: E.g. 姐姐,我愛你呀。返到屋企,呆左,姐姐知我3日後搬屋,幫我pack好晒d野 (Sister, I love you. I was speechless when I went home. My sister knew I would move to another house three days later so she helped me pack everything.)
同義詞: 執; 包
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/_tNvRYFKv/
定義: A code-mixing term used by Fake ABC Hong Kongers to refer to someone as very warm, even though the word 'passionate' is usually used to describe someone as having strong intense feelings towards something.
用法: E.g. ohhhh Sorrryyyy 因為我真係鬼妹仔性格,so我真係好passionate…即係你哋中文嘅⋯⋯熱⋯⋯熱what? 熱情right? Omggggrrr!! So sorry !我chinese真係好bad!希望你唔好mind! (ohhhh Sorrryyyy because I really have a western girl personality, so I'm really passionate... that is, in Chinese... yeet... yeet what? Yeet-ching right? Omggggrrr!! So sorry! My chinese is really bad! I hope you don't mind!)
同義詞: 熱情