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定義: (verb) A code-mixing term that refers to describing a matter as something else, especially in politics.
用法: E.g. 鍾培生:阿林作好鍾意將件事spin到同政治有關。
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to someone who has a habit of doing sports. However, it is also often used to describe someone or something as looking sporty.
用法: E.g. 你覺得佢邊套最好睇。 第3套望落幾sporty幾健康 (Which one do you think is the best looking? The third one looks quite sporty and healthy.)
同義詞: 運動型
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2725538/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers love to use to refer to going on a vacation near one's home.
用法: E.g. 年尾要清假,但封左關又唔去得旅行,唯有去酒店staycation啦。
同義詞: 宅度假
參考: https://hkdic.my-helper.com/Staycation/
定義: A salutation often used by real ABC Hong Kongers to ask how somebody is doing. However, it is often overused by Fake ABC's to strike a western impression on others. (Also used as "what's up")
用法: E.g. 喂,sup man? E.g. 偽ABC:Sup man, sup, sup, sup...人們:得喇。唔好成日唔係又sup又喺到sup啦。好煩呀。
定義: A generic term for a number of equivalent Cantonese words used to avoid absolute certainty.
用法: E.g. 件貨suppose今日到。(預期-expectedly/predictably) E.g. 我suppose你係岩既。 (假設-guess) E.g. 警察係suppose要保護市民。 (應該-should)
定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use in place of the Cantonese equivalent '交換'.
用法: E.g. A:我地swap一個球員好唔好?B:好呀,我同你swap啦。
同義詞: 交換
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is nice and kind, as well as an intimate relationship between a couple.
用法: E.g. 哇,你真係好sweet呀!(貼心) E.g. 呢對情侶好sweet呀。(甜蜜)
同義詞: 貼心, 甜蜜
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to whether people are on the same page of a situation or task.
用法: E.g. 我覺得我地唔係好sync。可唔可以catch up一吓我地做既野?
同義詞: 同步
參考: https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5114233
定義: An a lot more gentle and caring way of telling someone to take care of themselves compared to the Cantonese equivalent. Explanation: 你自己照顧自己—>以後你自己搞掂喇—>你自己食自己—>慘慘豬(@V@)
用法: E.g. 媽咪要去旅行喇。你自己take care喇。 E.g. 以後take care喇。Sayorara.
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