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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used as an interjection to express surprise, which is equivalent to ‘wow’ in English.
用法: E.g. Wa! People mountain people see! (So many f***ing people)
同義詞: 哇
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone as kind and friendly, even though it can just be a good manner posture sometimes.
用法: E.g. 跟住呢個係我自身經歷左warm嘅事: 一個人去食譚仔點知叫得太辣流晒鼻水但搵唔到紙巾, 同枱隔離有個人遞左紙巾俾小妹 (Then this is my own experience of a warm thing: I went to Tam Jai restaurant to eat by myself and I somehow ordered too spicy so I got a running nose but could not find tissue. Then someone from another table handed me tissue.)
同義詞: 温暖; 熱心; 熱情
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2513918/page/3
定義: Known as Kongish, this is code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to money and lots of different things.
用法: E.g. Blow water. (吹水 - to chat casually or brag about something) E.g. Measure water. (磅水 - to give money) E.g. Return water. (回水 - to return money) E.g. Clear water. (通水 - to give secret info like a test) E.g. Draw water. (抽水 - to get profit or benefit for free) E.g. One lump of water. (一舊水 - one hundred dollars) E.g. What water? (乜水 - who the heck are you?)
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by a Jayden Mami when they want their children to become conscious when getting out of bed in the morning, in addition to just getting up physically as in '起身' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Angus, 起身wake up喇。What time is it now? (Angus, get up and wake up. What time is it now?)
同義詞: 醒; 起身
參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZhrxjDgEKu/ (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing term that can also be used to refer to a non-human object.
用法: E.g. 咁快開波?等我warm up吓先。 E.g. 同事A:喂,部機咁慢既? 同事B:部機要warm up吓先得架。
定義: Known as Kongish and having the literal meaning of 'bend machine', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having overly powerful ability to do something.
用法: E.g. You must be wat gei in this game because you practice all the time!
同義詞: 屈機
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-cantonese-slang-internet
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to a simulated military battle game where air guns are used. It is more appropriate to use than the Cantonese equivalent ‘野戰‘ because fighting a wild battle has sexual connotations in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 男:不如一齊打war game好嗎? 女:好呀 (Boy: What about playing war game together? Girl: Sure!) E.g. 男:不如一齊打野戰好嗎?女:*啪!* (Boy: What about fighting a wild battle together? Girl: *Slap!*
同義詞: 野戰
參考: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin/cbrc/cbcl/doc/ppt/david_li.pdf
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is easily deceived or fooled.
用法: E.g. Some people say Hong Kong is an international water fish city! (國際水魚都市)
同義詞: 水魚
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to forming inner circles and having decisions made by its members.
用法: E.g. You think they are really inviting a bid? They are just wai wai wai!
同義詞: 圍威喂
參考: https://words.hk/zidin/圍威喂