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Definition: A code-mixing term that is more appropriate to use than the equivalent term (培訓）in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 你新黎既話，公司係會有training比你。
E.g. A：我今晚要培訓呀。B：吓？你陪邊個呀？！(陪訓）Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
Definition: Translated from ‘要咩有咩’ with ‘咩’ (what) having a similar sound utterance of a sheep, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that is said during Chinese New Year to wish someone they can get whatever they need.
Usage: E.g. Gong Hei fat choi! I wish you need sheep have sheep this year!Synonym: 要咩有咩Reference: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/12/kongish-a-new-language-of-hong-kongers/
Definition: Orginated from the Korean phrase 'saranghae' meaning 'I love you', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to wasting someone's f***ing time.
Usage: E.g. 我好鍾意睇韓劇，但係有時我覺得Ｄ劇情幾saranghae。(I really like watching Korean drama, but sometimes the plot is quite a waste of f***ing time.)Synonym: 嘥撚氣Reference: https://www.edigest.hk/社會熱話/愛你嘥氣？-五個似廣東話的韓文-265/2/
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong companies like to use to refer to sessions they provide for employees to equip them with skills, which may or may not be full of actions such as teaching, instructing and nurturing as the -ing term suggests.
Usage: E.g. 吓？你講完一兩句野就當係training？！(What? You just gave a short talk and called this 'training'?!)Synonym: 訓練, 培訓Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/700190/page/9
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）Synonym: 個案; 案件
Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to someone who is silly and stupid. ie. An imbecile.
Usage: E.g. 唔好成日咁KAI喺到亂咁嗌啦！你係低能定係白痴架？！
E.g. Don't be so kai yelling all the time! Are you low b or an idiot?
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