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定義: A tag-switching phrase overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to create a western appeal.
用法: E.g. You know, 我成日去做gym緊係fit啦, you know。 E.g. 我係上等人咁緊係成日夾雜英文啦, you know?
參考: https://travel.ulifestyle.com.hk/news/detail/12179/明明無r音都要捲舌-5大令人頂唔順的偽abc特徵/1
定義: An Englishised Cantonese phrase that real ABC Hong Kongers use to refer to going to a traditional Chinese restaurant for dim sum. (飲茶)
用法: E.g. Let's go to yum cha this weekend!
同義詞: 飲茶
定義: Ball是指舞會,通常在酒店或大酒樓舉行既宴會,禮貌上是要盛裝出席,我們畢業禮上的prom也可以叫Ball,傳統上同學都會穿著tuxedo或禮服以示尊重。隨時代變遷,宴會的內容簡單化了,穿著隨便些也不是大問題,反正現在的人都轉投去了移民講座,重Ball乜鬼?(Ball refers to dance party, held in a hotel or large restaurant banquet, which we politely attend dressed. A graduation prom can be called Ball, and students wear tuxedo or dress to show respect. As times change, the banquet has simplified, and dressing casually is not a big problem. Anyway, people nowadays have switched to immigration lectures, why go to a ball?)
用法: 我今晚去Ball, 下午去Révére set頭。(I'm going to a ball tonight, so I'm going to Révére this afternoon to get my hair styled.)
同義詞: 說晚會嫌煩,直接說去Ball好了。(I just don't bother saying 'night party', so it's better to say 'ball'.)
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to the car brand Mercedes-Benz
用法: Wow! Ban¹ ci⁴ ah!
定義: A word that seems to have originated from a Chinese emperor, due to it being mistakenly aired from a TVB episode.
用法: 同朕check吓!(By TVB actor 陳豪)
同義詞: 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: This is a Cantonese slang that refers to a situation where a player has a clear opportunity to score a point. The slangs origin comes from a volleyball game where a sports announcer said "Cha SIU" instead of the word "chance". Although the word came from a volleyball game initially, it's more widely used in badminton games.
用法: That was a total set up for a smash, total Cha SIU!
同義詞: 食叉燒
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use to tell someone to hurry up. The particle 'la' is often added for emphasis.
用法: Fai di la! The bus is here!
同義詞: 快D啦
參考: https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread22332-2.html
定義: (verb) Derived from the game "final fantasy", this is a Cantonese slang to refer to someone who fantasizes too much.
用法: Be realistic! Don't FF too much la.
同義詞: Fantasize
參考: https://www.cantoneseclass101.com/blog/2019/07/23/cantonese-text-slang/
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they don’t want to tell somebody directly that they are really f***ing stupid. Even though it looks like a westernised expression, it has a similar pronunciation as '好撚笨柒' in Cantonese, which means 'very f***ing stupid penis'.
用法: A: 有人話我係"荷蘭銀行支票", 何解??? B: HOLLAND BANK CHEQUE~自己讀~
同義詞: 好撚笨柒
參考: https://m.discuss.com.hk/index.php?action=thread&tid=9184515