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定義: A code-mixing term that is often used with “啱key”, which refers to whether you get along well with somebody. Explanation: like the key in a piece of music.
用法: Eg. 你同你朋友啱唔啱key呀?
參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/啱key
定義: Pronounced as 'lig', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to computer lag.
用法: E.g. 部機好似唔夠RAM,好lag機呀。
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to tell somebody to shut the f**k up. It is used instead of the Cantonese equivalent '收皮' in order to tone down the directness of this very rude phrase. It originates from street vendors who used to pack their things up on wooden mats when police arrived back in those days of Hong Kong.
用法: E.g. 喂,講完未呀?Collect skin啦。E.g. 真係頂你唔順呀,快D collect skin啦。
同義詞: 收皮
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to getting out of the singles' pool so that you are finally dating someone!
用法: E.g. 我平時咁宅,估唔到有一日會出pool。
定義: A code-mixing word that Hong Kongers love to use to refer to '資料庫' in the IT sector.
用法: E.g. 連得到個database未? 定係connect唔到呢?
同義詞: 資料庫
定義: A word that seems to have originated from a Chinese emperor, due to it being mistakenly aired from a TVB episode.
用法: 同朕check吓!(By TVB actor 陳豪)
同義詞: 查
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
定義: (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe something that is very unadvanced in technology. There is a famous quote that goes "High Tech揩野,Low Tech撈野", which describes the volatility of high-tech products as opposed to low-tech products that have a larger market despite high competition. '撈' refers to '有得撈', which means you can earn a living.
用法: E.g. 今時今日唔可以再咁low tech架喇。快D買返部智能手機啦。
參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf
定義: (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe something that is advanced in technology. There is a famous quote that goes "High Tech揩野,Low Tech撈野", which describes the volatility of high-tech products as opposed to low-tech products that have a larger market despite high competition.
用法: E.g. 哇,張枱有自動升降好high tech呀。
參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe the feeling of eating too much.
用法: E.g. 食完打邊爐再飲咖啡會好heavy。
同義詞: 好腬
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers like to use instead of '通過'. Sometimes, it is pronounced as 'pass-si'.
用法: E.g. 今次考試pa唔pass呀? E.g. 我今次pass-si呀!仲好高分添!
同義詞: 通過