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定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to express a choice in something without stating their favour or to avoid sounding picky.
用法: E.g. 我今晚既preference係食西餐，但係又唔代表我成日都鍾意。(My preference is western cuisine tonight, but that doesn't mean I like it all the time.)同義詞: 偏愛; 偏好; 優先選擇參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3316788/page/27
定義: A code-mixing term by native Hong Kongers to avoid saying the word 'like' in order to sound more professional in formal situations, or to avoid sounding biased when you like one item more than another.
用法: E.g. 你prefer今星期邊一日interview呀？
E.g. 你prefer幾點睇戲呀？
E.g. 我prefer佢個idea多D。同義詞: 比較喜歡
定義: (textspeak, vulgar) A code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers when they laugh so f***ing hard that they could literally or figuratively trip and fall on the street. Sometimes, the acronym be translated into different versions in order to act like euphemism for a swear word phrase.
用法: E.g. sldpk (少年的拼勁) (Hong Kong artist Lam Ka-hin used “sldpk” in a post on his social media, justifying his usage with a Cantonese word pun to refer to the swear word phrase indirectly.)同義詞: 笑撚到仆街; 少年的拼勁; 成龍打保錡參考: https://tyr-jour.hkbu.edu.hk/2024/12/15/canto-slang-connects-gen-zers-in-hong-kong/
定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to going to bars and clubs because they find the Cantonese equivalent terms a lot more suitable for a mature audience.
用法: E.g. A: 去唔去clubbing呀？B: 你指係邊啲？A: 緊唔係夜總會啦！(A: Do you want to go clubbing? B: Which type are you referring to? A: Of course not nightclubs!)同義詞: 夜店，夜總會參考: https://jyutdictionary.com/dictionary/entry/夜總會
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to using or experiencing something together with others without the meaning of splitting apart, while not guaranteeing enjoyment and happiness.
用法: E.g. 最鍾意share 野！ 一餐可以食晒唔同款，正！(I love to share things! Can eat all sorts of food in a meal! Awesome!)同義詞: 分享; 共用參考: https://www.threads.com/@louisling8/post/DHi7b96TcQP/最鍾意share-野-一餐可以食晒唔同款正
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to the numerical outcome of something rather than the consequence or ending of something.
用法: E.g. 出嚟個result有70分。(The result which came out was 70 marks.)同義詞: 數據; 結果參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3797010/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer more specifically to the legal promises made by a company, especially in a contract or agreement.
用法: E.g. bonus guarantee 有3個月？有d 公司好仆街係咪都話生意唔好減咁d 架wor (Is it guaranteed to have 3 months of bonus? Some companies are really an epic fail and say their business is not doing good then lower your salary.)同義詞: 保證參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2863234/page/3
定義: Often added with a '屎' (faeces), this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a salesperson.
用法: E.g. A: 點解好多人唔識分sale 同sell 呢2個字 B: 我諗係因為sales sale屎sell屎sale野sell野. (A: Why do so many people cannot differentiate between sale and sell? B: I think it is because sales sell sh*t and sale thing sell thing.)同義詞: sale屎參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3146390/page/1
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