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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary
A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary
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Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to being rejected. (食檸檬)
Usage: E.g. This time eat lemon la，very chaam chaam pig.
Synonym: 食檸檬
Reference:
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/8-colloquialisms-unique-to-cantonese
Local Student Hong Konger Code-mixing
2024-04-21
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