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cancer

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a serious disease that kills normal cells and causes death. 用法: E.g. A:唔好食咁多公仔麵,如果咪生cancer架。B:啋過你把口!同義詞: 癌參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

can

定義: Sometimes said with a fist pump gesture, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to express absolute affirmation towards the feasibility of an idea. 用法: E.g. 當然啦! 呢個idea絕對can啦! (Of course! This idea is absolutely feasible!)同義詞: 可以, 可行
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

I can't believe it

定義: A tag-switching phrase that is often overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong. 用法: E.g. I can't believe it!呢隻牌子你唔係未聽過嗎? E.g. Oh my God! 你唔係未去過呢間餐廳嘛?I can't believe it!參考: https://topick.hket.com/article/555250/偽ABC扮唔識中文%20網民揶揄造作
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scan

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '掃描'. 用法: E.g. 可以scan份document比我嗎? E.g. 喂,個scanner壞左呀。幾時搵人黎整呀?參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese

canteen

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students prefer to use over 'cafeteria' from American English, which is not only due to Hong Kong having a British colonial history, but also it is closer to the equivalent term '餐廳' pronounced as 'can-ting' in Mandarin. 用法: E.g. 快啲落canteen霸位食飯啦!(Let's head down to hog the seats at the canteen to have a meal!)同義詞: 餐廳, 飯堂參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/m1ytyg/question_etymology_of_canteen_from_french_italian/

gau m daap baat

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to refer to someone who is off-topic or providing irrelevant answers. 用法: E.g. Lei dou gau m daap baat! Can you answer my question?!同義詞: 九唔搭八參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/

ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa

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: 我唔識講廣東話參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

bend machine

定義: An Englishised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to describe having an overly powerful ability to do something, such as winning a game. 用法: E.g. I can't believe you are winning every game! Are you bending machine?!同義詞: 屈機參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-cantonese-slang-internet

eat wet rice

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is useless and is a waste of money to raise him or her up. (食濕米 or 食塞米) 用法: E.g. You cannot get anything done at all today? Do you eat wet rice? (你係咪食塞米?)同義詞: 食濕米, 食塞米參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/%E9%A3%9F%E5%A1%9E%E7%B1%B3