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香港中英夾雜字典

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out cat

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: 出貓參考: https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3181508/cat-got-your-tongue-feline-inspired-cantonese-slang-all-kinds

gluttonous cat

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who eats so much, which is similar to 'eats like a pig' in English. (為死貓) 用法: E.g. You eat 5 meals a day? What a gluttonous cat!同義詞: 為食貓參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/48371

build raw pork meat

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to place blame on someone in order to let him/her to face charges of crime. 用法: E.g. Let's build raw pork meat on this guy!同義詞: 砌生豬肉參考: https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/砌生豬肉

yau lok

定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to call the minibus driver to stop at the next bus stop. (有落) 用法: E.g. Mm goi yau lok! (唔該,有落)同義詞: 有落
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who does not show gratitude to those who helped him/her after a goal is reached. 用法: E.g. I have helped you reach your goal and you complete forget about me? So does that mean you finished the ritual and ditch the monk?同義詞: 打完齋唔要和尚參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/打完齋唔要和尚

winter melon tofu

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe any unfortunate event such as an accident. 用法: E.g. If I have any winter melon tofu, I will sue your company!!!同義詞: 冬瓜豆腐參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/39119/

rice bucket

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who only knows how to eat rice and nothing else. ie. A useless person. 用法: E.g. He is so useless like a rice bucket!同義詞: 飯桶

gau dim eat bowl noodle

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe having done a task, which is similar to 'All done!'. Sometimes, '搞掂食碗麵' can be shortened to '搞掂'. 用法: E.g. I have finally done this task! Gau dim eat bowl noodle!同義詞: 搞掂食碗麵參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/12-phrases-you-need-to-know-before-you-visit-hong-kong#:~:text=This%20phrase%20means%20%E2%80%9CAll%20done,can%20announce%20%E2%80%9CGau%20dim!%E2%80%9D

no need to ask Ah Gui

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something that is so obvious that there is no need to ask anyone about it, especially after finding out the wrong of somebody. 'Ah Gui' is a name that originated from an infamous official (李世桂) in the Qing Dynasty. 用法: E.g. It must be him who let out the secrets! No need to ask Ah Gui!同義詞: 唔洗問阿貴參考: https://www.kamadelivery.com/blog/posts/香港10大俗語-地道文化背景大解構/

chicken out

定義: A code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to refer to someone deciding not to do something because they are too frightened. 用法: E.g. 我地講吓飲啤酒咋喎。你唔係咁快就chicken out嘛?參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1368997059457323008.html