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Definition: (noun) Pronounced with the sixth tone in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to canteen in a highly efficient manner.
Usage: E.g. 淨係食過bu同city既can。(I have only eaten Baptist University's and City University's canteen.)Synonym: canteen, 食堂Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/404559/page/2
Definition: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to call the minibus driver to stop at the next bus stop. (有落)
Usage: E.g. Mm goi yau lok! (唔該,有落)Synonym: 有落
Definition: Sometimes said with a fist pump gesture, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to express absolute affirmation towards the feasibility of an idea.
Usage: E.g. 當然啦! 呢個idea絕對can啦! (Of course! This idea is absolutely feasible!)Synonym: 可以, 可行
Definition: A code-mixing term that the Hong Kong celebrity '肥媽' like to use to refer to enjoying oneself on the stage by shaking along music or rhythm.
Usage: E.g. 上到舞台一定要unjoy!
Definition: A noun-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe someone who is manly.
Usage: E.g. 哇!你今日冇剃鬚好man呀!
E.g. 得閒去吓gym鍛鍊吓肌肉先至夠man架嘛。
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to describe something that is going on simultaneously as another, such as a task or event. At other times, it can also be used to describe things happening outside of work such as love relationships.
Usage: E.g. 呢兩個task幫我睇吓可唔可以同時parallel咁樣進行。(Help me see whether the two tasks can proceed at the same time.)
E.g. 點解拍拖唔可以Parallel咁進行? (Why can't you date more than one person at the same time?)Synonym: 同時間Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3070535/page/1