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定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t.
用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野!佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴!)同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴
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
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where there is a scene or fight going on between people, and you are just excited to watch what will happen as a bystander. '食住花生等睇戲' can be shortened to '食花生' sometimes.
用法: E.g. I have never seen people argue like this over Whatsapp! Let's eat peanuts while waiting to watch a film!同義詞: 食住花生等睇戲參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
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 idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where you cannot force someone into seeking help if they do not accept it.
用法: E.g. I offered to help him with his homework but he never sent it over. Oh well... if the cow doesn't drink water, you cannot press the cow's head down.同義詞: 牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
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 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