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定義: A code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers like to use when they want to show their warmth and passion in befriending others, even when they have known a person for just a short while.
用法: E.g. Hey man，近排幾好嗎？(How have you been?)
E.g. Hey man，吃左飯未呀？(Have you eaten yet?)
E.g. Hey man，不如今餐我請呀？(What about I treat you this meal?)同義詞: 喂，老友
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a job position that covers almost all the duties that an entire department has.
用法: E.g. 我份工係one man band，所以都幾忙架。參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/一腳踢
定義: (vulgar) Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe a female person who is nosy and meddles in other people's business. Similar to 'bitch' in English. Literal meaning of 八婆: eight old woman
用法: E.g. Mind your own business, eight woman! （八婆）
E.g. Are you done messing around, die eight woman?! （死八婆）
E.g. You are such an eight woman! (正八婆）同義詞: 八婆參考: https://www.secretchina.com/news/b5/2013/11/29/521805.html
定義: A noun-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe someone who is manly.
用法: E.g. 哇！你今日冇剃鬚好ｍａｎ呀！
E.g. 得閒去吓gｙｍ鍛鍊吓肌肉先至夠mａｎ架嘛。
定義: Known as JM tone and pronounced with an extra 'r' in Armani, this is a code-mixing term used by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to refer to the Italian fashion designer and brand.
用法: E.g.「嚟到GoRgio ARmaRni(Giorgio Armani)嘅show嘅現場…」馬米高聽到一臉疑惑︰「Hello Girl！你去咗冒牌現場啊？ Giorgio Arrr讀到呢度都啱，但係咪ar-MARNI？冇R喎！」(Janice Man: Arriving at the live show of Giorgio Armani... Michael Ma heard and suspected: "Hello Girl! Did you go to the fake brand's live show? Giorgio Arrr is pronounced correctly, but is it ar-MARNI? There is no R there!)同義詞: 喬治·亞曼尼, Giorgio Armani參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVyay3rgqtf/?igsh=MWU0bGlyajBnM3B5OQ== (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use as a broader term to refer to a whole load of stuff related to managing money, assets, investments, borrowing and more. Sometimes, it is also used as another term for money, especially when the word money just sounds sensitive to a person.
用法: E.g. A: 你做咩行業? B: Finance. A: 咁係做銀行, 財務管理, 投資定係咩? (A: What industry do you work in? B: Finance. A: So do you work in bank, asset management, investment or what?
E.g. 今餐有D貴。你有冇finance? (This meal is quite expensive. Do you have finance?)同義詞: 金融，財務，財政，資金 參考: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/金融学
定義: Often expressed as two separate words ‘cheese’ and ‘cake’, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who have more than a regular habit of going to Starbucks or Pacific Coffee to eat cheesecake.
用法: E.g. A: 唔該，我想要十個blueberry cheeeeese cake. B: 唔好意思，冇咁多個。(Excuse me, may I have ten blueberry cheesecakes? B: I’m sorry, but there aren’t that many.)同義詞: 芝士蛋糕參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/760451/page/1
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