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香港中英夾雜字典

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somehow

定義: A way to avoid losing face or embarassment when you do not know how to answer the boss's question. However, it can be considered unprofessional if used too much at a workplace. 用法: E.g. 你:我搵過好多次,但係somehow條數搵唔到。老細:哦,係呀?(你:我搵過好多次,但係唔知點解條數搵唔到。老細:咁實有原因架喎?) E.g. 你:個printer somehow壞左呀。老細:哦。(你:個printer唔知點解壞左呀。老細:我唔想聽到唔知點解!)

rat race

定義: Derived from the Chinese term '內卷' and often translated as 'involution', this is an Englishised code-mixing term that describes an economic situation where excessive competition does not lead to development and innovation. This may lead to people feeling stressed, anxious, and trapped, as the two characters mean 'inside rolling'. 用法: E.g. I'm stuck in the rat race! I'm so tired of competing with everyone just to climb the career ladder!同義詞: 內卷參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTg1G8rpVc

light light dick

定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that is likely to have derived from '輕輕地', which is an adverb that means 'gently'. Even though the 'dick' in the expression seems to refer to the male's penis, it is most likely a typo according to some native Hong Kongers and the AI. 用法: E.g. Let me light light dick remind you... E.g. Light light dick push har.同義詞: 輕輕地參考: https://www.facebook.com/KongishDaily/posts/light-light-dick-push-har-supportkongish/2052444074897500/?locale=sw_KE

eat dead cat

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone being a scapegoat or taking the blame for something that they did not do. 用法: E.g. I did not cheat in the exam and you made me eat dead cat??!同義詞: 食死貓參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

fall country fall city

定義: Derived from the idiom '傾國傾城', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used to describe women that are so devastatingly beautiful that they can make a country or city fall. 用法: E.g. The girls in this club are so fall country fall city!同義詞: 傾國傾城

chicken and duck talk

定義: (idiom) Derived from '雞同鴨講', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe two people who are unable to understand each other due to a difference of language or values. In other words, the conversation just seems to go round and round with each person talking over each other. 用法: E.g. I think we will never understand each other because we work in different departments. What a chicken and duck talk!同義詞: 雞同鴨講參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-word-of-the-month-雞同鴨講-chicken-duck-talk/

mo la la

定義: (textspeak) Transliterated from '無啦啦', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used as an adverb to describe something that happened suddenly and unexpectedly. 用法: E.g. Kui mo la la da ngo! Chi jor sin! (佢無啦啦打我!痴左線!)

no bullsh*t lets go

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to express how serious a matter is and is no joke at all. 用法: E.g. 鍾培生:Sign the f***ing contract. No bullsh*t let's go.參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK59_Yhv6Y

jo sun

定義: A code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to say good morning because they cannot pronounce the Cantonese equivalent words '早晨' properly. 用法: E.g. ABC:Jo sun! 本土香港人:吓?你講咩話? ABC:Good morning!同義詞: 早晨

depends

定義: A way to sound more certain and less hesitant when your friend/boyfriend/girlfriend is asking you whether you want to do something with him or her. 用法: E.g. 朋友: 聽日去唔去睇戲呀? 你: Depends啦。 E.g. 女朋友: 係咪聽日去shopping呀? 你: Depends啦。 E.g. 女朋友: 係咪聽日去shopping呀? 你: 睇下點啦。 *啪!*