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定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to describe something as too broad, vague or not specific enough without sounding too judgmental.
用法: E.g. 啲ad永遠都寫得好general，你唔in過根本唔知人地要咩人。(The job ads are always written in such a general sense. You can never know what they are looking for unless you have been interviewed by them before.)同義詞: 籠統 參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1789393/page/34
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to demand immediate attention towards a matter without sounding like they are in such a hurry or wanting the other person to hurry the f*** up.
用法: E.g. 呢個係一個urgent既task。B: 明白 (Understood)
E.g. 呢個係一個緊急既任務。B: 洗唔洗咁急呀？(Why is there such a hurry?)同義詞: 緊急參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20052634/香港職場中英夾雜用語-內地網民舉30個例子-表示識粵語都無法理解
定義: A code-mixing phrase that overseas educated Hong Kongers use when they want to express their well-educated guess or opinion on a subject matter without sounding so formal and bookish.
用法: E.g. 呢個program我覺得in general係幾學到野。(I think I can really learn from this program in general.)同義詞: 一般而言參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3990504/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a more general look or vibe of something rather than the artistic or literary manner of something, or the character of a person.
用法: E.g. 呢家啲00後衣著style好似完美屌打90後. (Nowadays the Gen Z's dressing style seem to be winning over the 90's by far.)同義詞: 風格參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3739511/page/4
定義: A code-mixing phrase that even young and senior local Hong Kong students like to use to refer to duplicating information in the digital format because they were just never used to Chinese Windows.
用法: E.g. Ａ：搵AI gen成編文出黎，再copy and paste落自己份功課到咪得囉。Ｂ：喂，你唔好教壞我喎？！(A: Just get the AI to generate some essay, then copy and paste it into your homework. Done! B: Hey, don't teach me a wrong habit!)同義詞: 複製與貼上參考: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/香港語文
定義: A more broad and general code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having concern, kindness and empathy towards others but not to the point of being so loving.
用法: E.g. 之前都識左個男仔, 一開始都好nice 好caring, 突然有一日係車鬧左我成個鐘。(I used to know a guy who was very nice and caring at the start, but there came a day where he suddenly scolded me for an hour in the car.)同義詞: 關心別人；有愛心參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3665573/page/28
定義: Often mistakened as 'no thanks' or refusal to an offer, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to acknowledge someone's gratitude, which is comparable to 'You are welcome'.
用法: E.g. 岩岩做野果時幫佢手 佢同我講Thanks。我諗唔到除左No Thanks/ It’s Fine之外仲有咩回應。(When I started working for him at that time, he used to say 'thanks'. But I could not think of any phrases other than 'No Thanks/It's fine' as a response.)同義詞: 唔洗唔該參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/599066/page/1
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