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定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use in place of the Cantonese equivalent '交換'.
用法: E.g. A:我地swap一個球員好唔好?B:好呀,我同你swap啦。
同義詞: 交換
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to pulling a face that looks pretentious in order to look cool.
用法: E.g. 林峯:你睇吓我個樣夠唔夠chok?!
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/
定義: 1. (adj). To describe a hectic state where you are so busy that you feel like you cannot breathe. 2. (verb). An Englishised code-mixing term that refers to exhausting oneself in order to get work done in a short period of time, which is usually brought on by demanding customers or people of high authority.
用法: E.g. 今日返工真係好chur呀。(adj) E.g. 哇,呢個客洗唔洗chur到咁盡呀?比條生路人地行吓好嗎?(verb)
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to refer to talking to someone in order to know what they have been doing.
用法: E.g. 我地幾時會再catch up吓?好耐冇見喇。
同義詞: 趕上進度
定義: A code-mixing term that is abbreviated from the word 'condom'. Sometimes, it is called 'dom dom'. (dam4 dam2)
用法: E.g. 冇帶dom?!我唔同你做! E.g. 今日有冇帶dom dom呀?
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to changing something in order to improve or make it new again, such as a website.
用法: E.g. 個website做revamp要幾耐?
同義詞: 翻新
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the rules being set on how you should wear for a situation or event.
用法: E.g. 聽晚要去公司function?有冇話咩dress code呀?
同義詞: 服裝規範
參考: https://www.englishok.com.tw/toeic/toeic-issue/crystal_lee_english_speaking
定義: A more polite way of telling somebody to shut up or '收皮' in Cantonese, which means to pack their things up and leave. (Also see 'collect skin')
用法: E.g. Off啦你,成日咁多野講。E.g. Off啦你,成日搞搞陣冇幫襯。
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-收皮-collect-skin/
定義: (verb) This is an Englishised Cantonese word that refers to slacking off or having nothing to do.
用法: E.g. 哇!今日返工真係好hea呀!E.g.唔洗咁急。Hea下先再做野啦。
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/