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定義: (verb) A more suitable term for the Cantonese equivalent word '檢查', which sounds too formal and serious, like doing a body check.
用法: E.g. 同我check吓份文件好嗎?
同義詞: 檢查
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
定義: (adj.) A euphemistic way of saying 'cheap' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 喂,你唔洗咁cheap嘛? E.g. 你正cheap精黎架! E.g. Cheap到咁樣,我真係第一次見。
同義詞: 低俗
定義: A noun-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe how charming or attractive a person is.
用法: E.g. 喂,你覺得佢好charm嗎? E.g. 你今日著得好charm喎。
同義詞: 有魅力
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*
同義詞: 挑戰
定義: 1. (noun) A word used instead of the Cantonese equivalent to denote the meaning of casual wear. 2. (verb) A word used to tell another person to be casual, informal, and relaxed. 3. (adj.) A word used to describe something as being informal, such as an event.
用法: E.g. 同事: 聽日著casual得喇,知道嗎? E.g. 今日食飯casual D得喇。(隨便) E.g. 我聽日要去個casual既聚會。(非正式)
同義詞: 隨便; 非正式
參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by people in the IT sector to refer to a computer bug (漏洞).
用法: E.g. 唔係掛?今次個program有咁多bug?!
同義詞: 漏洞
定義: A generic code-mixing term used for a number of Chinese words meaning 'case', in order to maximise communicative efficiency.
用法: E.g. 喂,阿John。同我follow下個case得嗎?(個案) E.g. 今次呢單case好似唔簡單。(案件) E.g. 呢個病人個case睇嚴重D喎。(病情) E.g. 我明白你個case。(情況)
同義詞: 個案; 案件
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kong businessmen to refer to something that they give a damn about, as the equivalent terms '理', '在乎' or '關心' in Cantonese sound too romantic or loving in a professional setting.
用法: E.g. 我唔care你要OT到幾多點,總之要幫我搞掂。 E.g. 其實我都好care我既員工既福利。 E.g. 艾東care! (I don't care!)
同義詞: 理; 在乎; 關心
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid seeming as if you have almost forgotten to mention something.
用法: E.g. By the way, 你可唔可以幫我搞掂埋呢份proposal? E.g. By the way, 你今晚幾時得閒呀?
同義詞: 順便講
定義: A polite way of addressing a stranger, usually a much older person, when you meet them for the first time.
用法: E.g. 哈佬Auntie,你好呀! E.g. 仔仔,快D叫聲Auntie啦。
同義詞: 阿姨; 姨姨