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Definition: A way to express how nice someone is on the surface.
Usage: E.g. 佢個人好nice，但係識耐左先知道原來係虛偽。
E.g. 佢個人好nice，不過唔知個人好唔好呢？
Definition: A euphemistic code-mixing term that refers to 'menstruation' in English. However, it is also used as 'M記' to refer to McDonald\'s.
Usage: E.g. 唔好話我聽兒家先黎M麻？
E.g. 今次真係M到阿媽都唔認得喇！E.g. 今日又食M記？唔好喇掛！
Definition: Classified as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing style adopted by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to represent the upper class. (Notice that the letter m is a voiced consonant in this word and should be emphasized for extremely proper pronunciation.)
Usage: E.g. 我週末得閒既時候會同朋友去睇mmmovie。
Definition: A more positive-sounding code-mixing term compared to the same item (計劃) in Cantonese. Often pronounced as 'pan'.
Usage: E.g. 做D咩都要plan定先得架麻。
E.g. 做Ｄ咩都要計劃好先得架麻。(you may sound like a schemer in this one! XD)Reference: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf
Definition: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to emphasize the reality of a situation, as even lovers have a working relationship sometimes. In other cases such as a workplace, it is simply to match the working atmosphere.
Usage: E.g. 你：我地之間唔係好work呀，你明唔明呀？男／女朋友：明白。（你：我地之間唔係好得呀，你明唔明呀？男／女朋友：你講緊邊方面唔得呀？！）
E.g. 你：個program唔work呀。老細:哦。（你：個program唔得呀。老細:又唔得！）
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