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定義: A romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to the red packets of cash given as gifts during Chinese New Year. Even though the first character of the phrase should be pronounced as 'lai' or 'lei' with a short vowel in Cantonese, it is often pronounced as 'laai' with a long vowel when in romanised form, leading to the expression sounding like 'laai see' (瀨屎), which means to poop in one's pants in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Expat: Have you got any lai see during Chinese New Year? HK'er: Laai see? Sure! I have laaaai see today. Just kidding.
同義詞: 利是
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/2007/
定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer to '靚', which describes something as beautiful or good-looking.
用法: E.g. No, but seriously it’s really lang, you are the one who said hou ce right?
參考: http://www.lingref.com/isb/4/039ISB4.PDF
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to '手提電腦'.
用法: E.g. 你部laptop用咩CPU架?好似好快喎。
同義詞: 手提電腦
定義: This is a code-mixing phrase commonly used to replace 最後一日 when the last day of activity is reached.
用法: E.g. 今日係唔係last day?
同義詞: 最後一日
定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong university students love to use instead of '講座', which means a formal talk on a subject by a professor.
用法: E.g. 其實上lecture根本浪費時間。
同義詞: 講座
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/475538/page/2
定義: A romanised code-mixing term that Hong Kong expats use to describe a female who is pretty, or a male who is handsome, or an object that is good-looking.
用法: E.g. You look very leng today! (你今日好靚呀!) E.g. Wa! This dress ho leng ah! (哇!呢條裙好靚呀!) E.g. You are so leng jai! (你好靚仔呀!)
同義詞: 靚
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,91
定義: A way to avoid sounding too imaginative when you want to suggest things that are impossible to happen.
用法: E.g. Let’s say你有日比人老粒左,你會點呢? E.g. Let’s say你考試肥佬左,你會點面對你家人? E.g. Let's say你比人打獲金,你會唔會還拖?
定義: Often used as '升le' (呢), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to having made an advancement in something. (升級)
用法: E.g. 哇!今次考試表現好左好多喎。簡直係升呢呀!
同義詞: 升級
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to a library. (拉把)
用法: E.g. 聽日去唔去拉把呀?
同義詞: 圖書館
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/59088/
定義: Pronounced as 'leeb' (long vowel), this is an a lot more linguistically efficient way of referring to '升降機' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 等陣呀。我兒家搭緊lift上黎。
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