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定義: An alternative way of referring to someone who's getting on your nerves, as the equivalent term '挑戰' in Cantonese sounds too much like a real duel or battle and hence too provocative to use.
用法: E.g. 老闆：夠喇。你唔好係到挑戰我。你:我幾時有挑戰過你呀？！
E.g. 老闆：夠喇。你唔好係到challenge我。你:*silence*
定義: Often pronounced as 'ha-lo', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use to greet somebody instead of '你好', which sounds too formal sometimes.
用法: E.g. Ha-lo，我叫Peter。你叫咩名？
定義: This is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to social class. However, it is often pronounced as 'car' or 'car屎' by grassroot class Hong Kongers.
用法: E.g. 喂呢間餐廳好high car屎喎。
E.g. 今日洗唔洗著到咁high car屎呀?
E.g. 唔好成日扮到咁high car啦。中左六合彩咩？
定義: Often pronounced with a '屎' (faeces) at the end of the word, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to having the ability to recognise something good. ('有品味')
用法: E.g. 哇，你識揀呢件衫，真係好有taste呀！同義詞: 品味參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A shortened code-mixing term meaning 'compromise'.
用法: E.g. 香港人：我地雙方要com吓先得，OK？內地人：說什麼？香港人：ＣＯＭＰＲＯＭＩＳＥ。
E.g. 你：我知道我地好多野都唔係好夾，不過我地com吓咪得囉。朋友：我cｏｍ你老Ｘ！
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to changing something in order to improve or make it new again, such as a website.
用法: E.g. 個website做revamp要幾耐？同義詞: 翻新
定義: A classic code-mixing term often used with the word 'case' to get someone to follow up on something in a professional manner. However, it is now often associated with the 'follow' used in social media.
用法: E.g. 唔該同我follow吓個case呀。
E.g. 呢個case follow成點呀？
E.g. 快D follow我個IG啦！參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: Derived from 'monitor', this is a highly efficient use of one's eyes to keep track of the progress of somebody or something. Sometimes, even without the use of one's eyes.
用法: E.g. 喂，我咪喺度做緊野囉。你唔洗成日喺度mon住我嘛！
E.g. 你：喂，大佬。你唔洗成日打電話黎mon住我嘛？！！對方：大佬？！你邊隻眼見到我mon住你呀？！！
E.g. Ｄ股市跳得咁勁要成日搵人mon住先得架。
定義: A more sophisticated way of expressing chance (機會) in Cantonese, as the English term denotes prospect for advancement or success.
用法: E.g. 好多謝貴公司今日比呢個opportunity我地黎做個presentation．
