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香港中英夾雜字典

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10 個隨機詞彙,共 681 個結果

Dim gaai

定義: (Jyutping) Ask for the reason of things happened 用法: Dim gaai zeoi gan sing jat lok jyu? (點解最近成日落雨?) - Why it always rain recently?同義詞: 點解, Why, 為什麼

level

定義: Often used as '升le' (呢), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to having made an advancement in something. (升級) 用法: E.g. 哇!今次考試表現好左好多喎。簡直係升呢呀!參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

cheque

定義: (noun) The Hong Kong way of referring to '支票' in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 可以開張cheque比我嗎?參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

copy

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a duplicate of something, such as a document. 用法: E.g. 份document整多幾份copy黎呀,唔該。同義詞: 副本

bra

定義: A more subtle way for Hong Kongers to refer to the undergarment worn by women, as the Cantonese equivalent term '胸圍' may sound too explicit and embarrassing in mentioning the female's body part. 用法: E.g. 哎呀,我今日唔記得左載bra添。參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf

cool

定義: A code-mixing term used to mean fashionable and attractive.  However, it can also refer to being snobby sometimes. 用法: E.g. 哇,你載左太陽眼鏡好cool呀。 E.g. 唔好成日係到扮cool啦。你以為你自己好型咩?參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

lai see

定義: A romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to the red packets of cash given as gifts during Chinese New Year. Even though the first character of the phrase should be pronounced as 'lai' or 'lei' with a short vowel in Cantonese, it is often pronounced as 'laai' with a long vowel when in romanised form, leading to the expression sounding like 'laai see' (瀨屎), which means to poop in one's pants in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. Expat: Have you got any lai see during Chinese New Year? HK'er: Laai see? Sure! I have laaaai see today. Just kidding.同義詞: 利是參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/2007/

chicken and duck talk

定義: (idiom) Derived from '雞同鴨講', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe two people who are unable to understand each other due to a difference of language or values. In other words, the conversation just seems to go round and round with each person talking over each other. 用法: E.g. I think we will never understand each other because we work in different departments. What a chicken and duck talk!同義詞: 雞同鴨講參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-word-of-the-month-雞同鴨講-chicken-duck-talk/

the show must go on

定義: Became known by the TVB episode 'The Queen of News', this is a code-mixing phrase said by working class Hong Kongers to encourage people to continue doing what they have set out to do, even if it means taking risks and receiving consequences. 用法: E.g. 冇人敢報等我嚟吖!萬一touchwood報錯咪賴落我度咯,I have nothing to lose。我宗旨好簡單,the show must go on。(If no one dares to report this, then I'll do it! If the news turn out to be wrong, then blame it on me, touchwood. I have nothing to lose. My goal is very simple, the show must go on.)同義詞: 表演必須繼續參考: https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20021530/新聞女王-高海寧重現主播喊住報死訊新聞一幕-雙眼通紅淚珠滑落與現實如出一轍/1

seven

定義: Pronounced as 'se-fun' with a rising tone on the second syllable, this is a shortened term used to refer to the 7-Eleven convenience store. 用法: E.g. 今日放工記得去seven買野呀。 E.g. 我要去seven交電話費。