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Definition: A code-mixing term often used by working class Hong Kongers to indicate the purpose of a product, in order to pitch and sell it to a customer.
Usage: E.g. 呢個app係for你地客戶用架，令到你地方便好多。
E.g. 呢樣產品係for女士用架，尤其係貪靚嗰D。Reference: https://cantowords.com/dictionary/for#w100337
Definition: 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.
Usage: 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 ArmaRni..." 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!)Synonym: 喬治·亞曼尼, Giorgio ArmaniReference: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVyay3rgqtf/?igsh=MWU0bGlyajBnM3B5OQ== (use mobile version)
Definition: A code-mixing term that refers to ‘out of budget’, which is used by working class Hong Kongers in business meetings.
Usage: 做project management只睇兩樣。第一就係有冇outside個scope，第二就係有冇out bud。
Definition: A generic code-mixing term used for a number of Chinese words meaning 'case', in order to maximise communicative efficiency.
Usage: E.g. 喂，阿John。同我follow下個case得嗎?（個案）
E.g. 今次呢單case好似唔簡單。（案件）
E.g. 呢個病人個case睇嚴重D喎。（病情）
E.g. 我明白你個case。（情況）
Definition: Originated from the olden days where the upper class loved to wear old sheepskin of high quality, this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to describe someone who has low social status and tries to mimick the upper class by wearing cheap quality clothing that matches the appearance of expensive clothing. ie. The white colour and look of fresh carrot skin resembles the look of old sheepskin.
Usage: E.g. You think you are so high class? What kind of fresh carrot skin are you?Synonym: 新鮮蘿蔔皮Reference: https://voltra.academy/blog/canton2
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a common code-mixing slang term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a western male person, which is transliterated from '鬼佬', meaning 'ghost man'.
Usage: E.g. Try talking to the gweilo to practice your English!Synonym: 鬼佬Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweilo
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers love to use to refer to selecting something on an electronic device, such as by using a mouse or touchpad.
Usage: E.g. 幫手click吓我D廣告啦！Synonym: 點擊Reference: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201705266.pdf
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to uploading files to the internet. ('上載')
Usage: E.g. 快D幫我upload張相去IG啦！Synonym: 上載
Definition: (textspeak) Transliterated from ‘緊‘, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is added to the end of verbs to denote the sense of ongoing, just like the ‘ing’ in English as in ‘doing’.
Usage: E.g. Nei jo gun d meh ar? （你做緊d咩呀？）
E.g. Ngo sik gun farn ah. (我食緊飯呀）Synonym: 緊Reference: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/
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