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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: Derived from the noun ‘maintenance’, this is a code-mixing verb used to refer to carrying out maintenance work on something in order to keep it running without errors and issues.
Usage: E.g. D code寫簡短啲,main就容易做啲啦。(Write simpler code so you can carry out maintenance more easily.)Synonym: Maintenance,維護Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2545265/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to marking something in order to show that it is chosen or correct.
Usage: E.g. 快D tick點心紙啦。我好餓呀。(Tick the dim sum order form quickly. I'm so hungry.)Synonym: 剔Reference: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWL_RQQysfH/ (use mobile version)
Definition: A code-mixing word that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to '資料庫' in the IT sector. Also see 'database'.
Usage: E.g. 連得到個db未? 定係connect唔到呢?Synonym: 資料庫
Definition: (verb) A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to persuading someone forcefully to do or achieve something.
Usage: E.g. 資優學生唔需要push佢地做,係咁依點下就ok。(There is no need to push talented students, as you just need to guide them casually.)Synonym: 逼迫;催逼Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/337010/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers tend to use instead of the Cantonese equivalent words '即係'.
Usage: E.g. 今日呢個demo係做比大家睇既,which is:如果你地有D咩問題想問關於呢個project,或者你地覺得有D咩地方可以再做好D,請隨便發問或者提議。
Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a physical inspection of a site in order to discuss the scope of work with contractors and foresee any potential problems.
Usage: E.g. 進行project之前要做好site visit,以便理解好成個scope。Synonym: 實地考察
Definition: Often overused by Fake ABCs in Hong Kong for creating a western appeal, especially when they lack English vocabulary.
Usage: E.g. Actually,我都要D時間諗下先。我過兩日再覆你。
E.g. 朋友:我地係咪約好左聽日去睇戲呀?你:Actually,我聽日唔得閒。
E.g. Actually,你講既野都有D道理。不過我唔同意。
Synonym: 其實