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Definition: Pronounced as 'heet' (long vowel), this is a code-mixing term that refers to something being very successful or popular.
Usage: E.g. 呢套戲好hit呀。快D睇啦。
E.g. 呢首歌又好似hit返喇喎。
Definition: Pronounced as '痾打', this is a more elegant term that refers to the Cantonese equivalent（落單）for placing orders. Sometimes, it is used by the police when giving instructions to the subordinates.
Usage: E.g. D野仲未黎既？我落左order好耐喇喎。快D吹吓佢。E.g. 警察：This is an order! Understand?! 下屬：Yes, sir!Synonym: 落單Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: This is an lot more linguistically efficient way of saying the Cantonese equivalent '打電話', which has 3 long syllables.
Usage: E.g. 可以兒家call你嗎？
E.g. 我尋日call爆你機都唔聽。你去左邊呀？Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: 1. (adj) This is a code-mixing word that refers to being outdated.
2. (verb) To instruct someone to be eliminated or get out of the room.
Usage: E.g. 你兒家先聽呢首歌？你真係好out呀。(adj)
E.g. 你同我out！(verb)Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: A code-mixing term that often refers to a computer/video game.
Usage: E.g. 你最鍾意玩邊隻game呀？Synonym: 遊戲
Definition: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the famous French luxury brand ‘Louis Vuitton’. However, the grassroots class Hong Kongers may pronounce it as ‘eh-lo-wee’.
Usage: Ａ：你最想買邊隻手袋呀？Ｂ：唔洗問緊係ＬＶ啦。(A: Which handbag do you want to buy? B: No need to ask. Must be LV.)Synonym: Louis VuittonReference: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3065984/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to express their dissatisfaction towards someone or something when they are running out of patience. Also, a 'la' particle is usually added to the end of it to emphasize the casual tone.
Usage: E.g. Ａ：個客講左D咩? Ｂ：咪話過要呢樣又嗰樣囉，總之whatever啦。(A: What did the client say? B: Said they wanted this and that, just... whatever la.)
E.g. Ａ：今餐想食Ｄ咩？ Ｂ：Whatever啦。(A: What do you want to eat for this meal? B: Whatever la.)Synonym: 咩都好啦Reference: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1505250505201422336.html
