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定義: An overused code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to sharing something.
用法: E.g. 快D po你D相上網同大家share吓啦。 E.g. 去完旅行買左D咩好野同大家share吓啦。 E.g. 今日開會有咩想同大家share吓呢?
同義詞: 分享
定義: 1. (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe a person being clever or quick to notice things. Sometimes, it is used as 'sharp醒'. 2. (adj) Used to describe someone's appearance as being too eye-catching.
用法: E.g. 哇,乜今日咁sharp醒呀?咁快做哂D野? E.g. 呢件衫D顏色太sharp喇。
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to being clever and quick-witted as well as having a high degree of punctuality for work.
用法: E.g. 你要加入我地公司既話,你一定要好sharp。(If you want to join our company, you must be really sharp-minded and punctual.)
同義詞: 醒目; 準時
定義: A code-mixing term that a "Jayden Mami" likes to use to express unpleasant surprise while softening the tone in order to make sure the child isn't scared by the mother's emotional state.
用法: E.g. Jayden, 你喺邊到學人dye埋D hair架? Mami好shocked呀。(Jayden, who did you learn dying your hair from? Mami is so shocked.)
同義詞: 驚訝; 震驚
參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXBG2f3kq7D/ (使用手機版本)
定義: An Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a person who likes to say nice things to flatter someone, especially for the sake of promotion in a workplace. Also known as kissing someone's arse.
用法: E.g. You're such a shoe polisher!
同義詞: 擦鞋仔
參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcsWOeRgxlW/?igsi=MzhpcGs0NzZ2b3h0 (使用手機版本)
定義: (adj.) insane; malfunctioning; derived from "short circuit". Often used as "sot sot deih", meaning a little insane.
用法: E.g. 你契爺凍到short咗. (Your godfather is freezing to the point of insanity.) E.g. 部冷氣機short左。快D搵人黎整返佢啦。
定義: Translated from the punning of ‘粟米肉粒飯’ (shuk mai yuk lup fan), this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to a rice dish with creamed corn and pork served in Hong Kong Cha Chaan Tang restaurants.
用法: E.g. Excuse me, may I have a ‘show me your love rice’?
同義詞: 粟米肉粒飯
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/12/kongish-a-new-language-of-hong-kongers/
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of '炫耀', which sounds too formal to be used in conversation. Also used as 'show qualie' sometimes.
用法: E.g. 唔好成日係到show off啦。知道你勁喇。E.g. 成日講野都夾雜英文。你喺到show qualie呀?
定義: Pronounced as 'shalup', this is a code-mixing term used to tell somebody to shut up immediately.
用法: E.g. 好鬼嘈呀!快D shalup啦! E.g. 同學:Shalup!老師就快到喇!
同義詞: 收聲
定義: Often said without a 'bus', this is a chique sounding code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to a vehicle that has more specific and direct route to a destination. However, the Cantonese equivalent '穿梭巴士' may be used more often during holiday as it may sound more enjoyable and less 'chur' to ride on.
用法: E.g. 我每日返工都有得搭shuttle,好快就到公司。 (I can take the shuttle to work every day and get to to office very fast.)
同義詞: 穿梭巴士,接駁巴士
參考: https://www.weekendhk.com/網絡熱話/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-香港人-ctb02-by-1413297/2/