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定義: Originated from Gundam seed and used as '爆seed' (explode seed), this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to unleashing one's potential.
用法: E.g. 呢鋪game我志在必得,各位我要出絕招爆seed啦!
參考: https://saucemedia.net/interesting/香港過氣潮語-潮語-十卜-32355/7/
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to getting a facial treatment.
用法: E.g. 日日做facial塊面先至靚架麻。 E.g. 做緊facial咪鬼打黎啦。
參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: Often pronounced as 'fat check', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to verifying the validity and accuracy of something.
用法: E.g. 洗唔洗fact check一吓呢個人係真定係假?(Do we need to fact check this person to see if he is real or fake?)
同義詞: 事實查核
參考: https://medialiteracy.hk/不看你絕對後悔:fact-check背後的「真相」/
定義: Often transliterated and pronounced as the loan phrase '肥佬' meaning 'fat guy', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe getting an unsuccessful result when doing something. Sometimes, it can be shortened to '肥' (fat) as a verb.
用法: E.g. 哎呀!今次考試肥左佬! E.g. 唔係掛?考咁多次都肥?!
同義詞: 肥佬
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/16296/
定義: Pronounced as 'fan-see' with a rising intonation on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to admirers of a person, such as a celebrity. Sometimes, the transliteration of the word '粉絲' is used instead.
用法: E.g. 我係你既忠心fans黎架。同我影張相好嗎?
同義詞: 粉絲
定義: Originated from an early pension scheme offered by the Hong Kong government in the 2000's, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a very generous voluntary severance package. Also known as the "golden handshake".
用法: E.g. Let's apply for a fat chicken meal and retire early!
同義詞: 肥雞餐
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-fat-chicken-meal-肥雞餐-language-hong-kong/
定義: A code-mixing term used to refer to the fax machine (傳真機). Often used as 'fax機' or 'fax屎機'.
用法: E.g. 部fax機work唔work呀? E.g. 唔該幫我fax呢張野過去呀? E.g. 請問收唔收到我張fax屎呀?
參考: https://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/item/cuhk-321644
定義: A code-mixing term used by the upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the Italian luxury brand. However, the grassroots Hong Kongers pronounce it as '飛甩雞毛', which means the chicken dropping its feathers.
用法: E.g. A:你著緊咩牌子?飛甩雞毛?B:係Ferragamo呀。
同義詞: 飛甩雞毛
定義: Often pronounced as 'fi-lo' with a rising tone on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that is more generic to be used for a number of different items in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 唔該copy呢個file比我。(電腦檔案) E.g. 買多個file儲住D紀錄。(文件夾) E.g. 警察:我哋會睇返呢單case既file。(檔案)
同義詞: 文件夾; 檔案
參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf
定義: Often added with a ‘咗’ like the ‘-ed’ form in English for past tense, this is a code-mixing term that is used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to having completed something, such as an event or project.
用法: E.g. 你地finish咗個project未呀? E.g. 終於finish咗個event!
同義詞: 完成
參考: https://www.businesstimes.com.hk/articles/157451/創新科技獎學金2024-挑選25位傑出大學生-每人最高15萬港元獎學金/