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Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by a Jayden Mami to order their children to put away their phones authoritatively.
Usage: E.g. Jayden，媽咪 told you 㗎，講咗唔好睇咁耐 phone 呀，你對 eye 會好 tired 㗎！快啲 put away your phone，過嚟 finish 咗你份 homework 佢！(Jayden, Mami told you not to look at your phone for too long, or else your eyes will be very tired! Put away your phone quickly and come here to finish your homework!)Synonym: 收埋你個電話Reference: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXEBuVCDlpu/ (use mobile version)
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term added to the end of verbs to express the meaning of completely or to a large extent. (晒 - saai3)
Usage: E.g. Mm goi sai! (Thank you so much!) 唔該晒
E.g. Dor jeh sai! (Thank you very much!) 多謝晒
E.g. Jo sai! (Done everything!) 做晒
E.g. Sik sai! (Eaten everything!) 食晒
E.g. Mo sai! (No more left!) 冇晒Synonym: 晒Reference: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1592/
Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong university students love to use instead of '講座', which means a formal talk on a subject by a professor.
Usage: E.g. 其實上lecture根本浪費時間。Synonym: 講座Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/475538/page/2
Definition: A code-mixing term used to mean fashionable and attractive. However, it can also refer to being snobby sometimes.
Usage: E.g. 哇，你載左太陽眼鏡好cool呀。
E.g. 唔好成日係到扮cool啦。你以為你自己好型咩？Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Konger girls to refer to having the strength or resilience to handle something emotionally, as in "I can take it", which they can sometimes do to a certain extent.
Usage: E.g. 出到嚟網上有咁多言論一路話我，我就覺得算啦，我係做呢行，我take(接受)咗佢啦，唔緊要啦。但take下take下，都take咗年幾兩年 (When I started working in this industry, there were so many discussions on the Internet talking about me, I thought it was okay because I knew I was in this industry, so I took it, it doesn't matter. But as I kept taking this and taking that, I realised that I had already been taking things in for a few years)Synonym: 承受; 承受壓力Reference: https://www.hk01.com/即時娛樂/60359289/jw王灝兒分手後啞忍兩年-眼濕濕平反拜金論-我仲使乜入tvb拍劇?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=01appshare
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person's mental state that is immediate for action without necessarily having done any preparation. When used in negation form 'not ready', it may mean that preparation is already done but the person is still not ready.
Usage: E.g. 如果一個女仔話鍾意你，但係未ready一齊，要我等，係咩意思 (If a girl says she likes you, but isn't ready to be together with you and asks you to wait, what does that mean?)Synonym: 準備好Reference: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3629688/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers love to use to refer to going on a vacation near one's home.
Usage: E.g. 年尾要清假，但封左關又唔去得旅行，唯有去酒店staycation啦。Synonym: 宅度假Reference: https://hkdic.my-helper.com/Staycation/
Definition: A classic Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to picking up, chatting up and courting someone, especially girls. Even though this is considered a more serious term than 'flirting', it is still very often used to describe someone who is just chatting up the opposite sex but not necessarily looking for romance, especially for the long term.
Usage: E.g. Tonight go ng go kau lui? (Want to pick up girls tonight?)Synonym: 溝Reference: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,39072
Definition: A romanised code-mixing term used by Hong Kong expats to describe something as delicious or very yummy.
Usage: E.g. If you want to say something is delicious in Cantonese, you need to say 'ho sik'. The Jyutping for this is hou2 sik6. The 'sick' needs to be a low sixth tone.Synonym: 好食Reference: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wAqzV4KgPZA
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