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Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers in the IT sector like to use to refer to the local environment of a computer.
Usage: E.g. 你要喺local試吓run個program，然後再upload上去個server到試。Synonym: 本地
Definition: 1. (noun) A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to internet access.
2. (verb) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use to refer to social networking.
Usage: E.g. 今日公司network有D問題，成日search野都好慢，仲間唔中會斷。
E.g. 最近有冇出去同人network？
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an important stage or event in the development of something. (里程碑)
Usage: E.g. 我地公司今年reach到個milestone！Let\'s celebrate!Synonym: 里程碑Reference: https://www.story001.com/post-196.html
Definition: With a literal meaning of 'humbly receive', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who work in Japanese companies to express politeness before starting to eat a meal, which is equivalent to "Let's eat" in English.
Usage: E.g. A: Itadakimas! B: 其實係唔係一定要講？A: 唔係，不過有禮貌啲囉。(A: Itadakimas! B: Do we actually have to say this? A: No, but it's more polite if we do.)Synonym: 開飯喇, 唔客氣喇, Let's eatReference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itadakimasu
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong restaurants love to use especially during public holiday to refer to the additional fee added to a bill because it sounds more classy than '服務費' and less explicit than '加一' or '加二' in Cantonese, which mean +10% and +20% respectively.
Usage: E.g. A: 吓？食個下午茶都要加二？ B: 今日係新年假期，所以有service charge。(A: What? There's +20% service charge even for an afternoon tea? B: Today is Chinese New Year holiday so there is service charge.)
E.g. 到底邊個發明加一服務費？(Who on earth invented +10% service charge?)Synonym: 加一, 加二, 服務費Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2268003/page/4
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