Define Your Term | Login
What is code-mixing? | Mission | About | Learn More | Lecture Slides
English | Chinese

Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary
New!
Most Popular

2 results found

high tea

Definition: A code-mixing term that upper class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to ‘下午茶’, which is afternoon tea. Usage: E.g. 今日下晝有冇時間high tea呀？ E.g. High唔high tea呀你？ (下午茶）Synonym: 下午茶
2024-05-14

tea

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong people love to use to refer to afternoon tea '下午茶'. Usage: E.g. 今日有冇時間食個tea呀？ E.g. 週末不如一齊去high tea好嗎？Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
2023-03-04
1