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定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase meaning something is of the best quality. It cannot get better than it already is.
用法: E.g. Wa! This dim sum is mou dak ding!
同義詞: 冇得頂
定義: Often added with a 屎, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kong people use instead of 滑鼠, meaning 'slippery mouse'.
用法: Eg. 個mouse(屎)幾靚喎。喺邊到買?
同義詞: 滑鼠
參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: (textspeak) Derived from '男神' meaning 'male god', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to a super attractive man who females can fantasize about.
用法: E.g. Ngo geen dou narm sun dem gun beat, ho lun ying cls. (我見到男神Dem緊Beat,好L型痴L線。)
同義詞: 男神
參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/283411/大學生打字用火星文-10句港式英文拼音大挑戰-測試你識幾多
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.
同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話
定義: A code-mixing adjective term used by native Hong Kongers to describe something that is peculiar or unexpected, which is usually milder compared to the Cantonese equivalent word '怪' meaning strange.
用法: E.g. 莊雅婷有點odd odd 哋的美學,和鍾培生可說是絶配,但鄉港人唔會識欣賞。 (Angel Chong is a bit of odd in aesthetics, which is a perfect match with Derek Chung, but Hong Kong people will not appreciate.)
同義詞: 怪
定義: A more polite way of telling somebody to shut up or '收皮' in Cantonese, which means to pack their things up and leave. (Also see 'collect skin')
用法: E.g. Off啦你,成日咁多野講。E.g. Off啦你,成日搞搞陣冇幫襯。
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-收皮-collect-skin/
定義: Derived from '老屎忽' meaning 'old buttocks', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used to refer to a person who has high authority in a company but often looks down on the subordinates, points fingers at them, and uses them to his or her advantage.
用法: E.g. My senior is such an old seafood! He just likes to point his finger at people and doesn't do anything himself!
同義詞: 老屎忽
定義: A code-mixing phrase that is used by Hong Kongers to mean that they are ready to go to work whenever they get a call from their company.
用法: E.g. 我每星期工作五天。不過我假日都要on call。
定義: Derived from '一波三折', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe an unexpected event with twists and turns. Literal meaning: A wave that is split into three segments.
用法: E.g. 呢排真係好黑仔呀。簡直係one ball seventy percent off呀。(一波三折)
同義詞: 一波三折
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/58665/
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to working overtime. Sometimes, it is used as '冬OT' (winter OT), which means 'don't OT'.
用法: E.g. A:死喇,咁多野做。唔知今晚要OT到幾時呢?B:冬OT!
同義詞: 加班
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html