10 random words out of 622 results
Definition: A useful alternative if your boss is tired of hearing the word 'somehow' when you want to avoid saying 'I don't know' to a question.
Usage: E.g. For some reason個file corrupt左。
E.g. For some reason個printer壞左。
E.g. For some reason今次個客唔搵我地。
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。
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to the wire that melts when the electric current exceeds the safe level in a device.
Usage: E.g. 唔好chur到部機咁行，如果咪燒fuse屎架。Synonym: 燒fuse, 燒保險絲Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3579513/page/2
Definition: A code-mixing phrase that is often mistakened as grammatically incorrect due to the word 'very' being considered redundant, as 'delicious' already denotes the meaning of very yummy. However, it originates from '好好味' in Cantonese, which means 'very very tasty'.
Usage: E.g. 哇，Ｄ野食真係very delicious呀。Synonym: 好好味
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to downloading files from the internet. ('下載') Sometimes, it is shortened to 'down' instead.
Usage: E.g. Download個file落黎，再send比我呀唔該。Synonym: 下載
Definition: Often pronounced as 'fi-lo' with a rising tone on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that is more generic to be used for a number of different items in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 唔該copy呢個file比我。（電腦檔案）
E.g. 買多個file儲住D紀錄。（文件夾）
E.g. 警察：我哋會睇返呢單case既file。（檔案）Reference: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf
Definition: A code-mixing term that is used when you want to avoid describing someone as being '衰' or not nice.
Usage: E.g. 男仔：喂，我覺得你咁樣講野好衰呀。女朋友：你話我衰？！
E.g. 男仔：喂，我覺得你咁樣講野好mean呀。女朋友：講得岩。我有時講野係mean左D，不過唔至於係衰。
Definition: Pronounced as 'tee-suu', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers have grown up with and got used to instead of the equivalent term in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 請問有冇tissue呀？。E.g. 唔該比張tissue黎呀，唔該。
