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香港中英夾雜字典

當代粵英夾雜字典


10 個隨機詞彙,共 139 個結果

sync

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to whether people are on the same page of a situation or task. 用法: E.g. 我覺得我地唔係好sync。可唔可以catch up一吓我地做既野?同義詞: 同步參考: https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5114233

training

定義: A code-mixing term that is more appropriate to use than the equivalent term (培訓)in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 你新黎既話,公司係會有training比你。 E.g. A:我今晚要培訓呀。B:吓?你陪邊個呀?!(陪訓)參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

for some reason

定義: 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. 用法: 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。

build chicken shed

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use to describe a business structure that scams people and is prone to collapse or failure, as 'chicken' (雞) in Cantonese can also be used to describe something cheap or weak. 用法: E.g. This company has people coming to work and leaving the job all the time! Such build chicken shed!同義詞: 搭雞棚參考: https://ukdodgy.com/2024/04/06/scam

bonus

定義: A chic-sounding code-mixing term that refers to year-end bonus (花紅) in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 你間公司今個年尾有bonus嗎?參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf

chop

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a company stamp. (公司蓋章) 用法: E.g. 可唔可以借個chop黎用吓?同義詞: 公司蓋章參考: https://paper.hket.com/article/190909/行政人員英語詞窮%20見客口啞

communication gap

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to illustrate the distance between two parties in terms of their communication, which is often due to their difference in job positions or departments in a company. Sometimes, it may be caused by forgeting to say "double confirm", which is a common phrase used by Hong Kongers at workplace to really make sure that certain information is correct. 用法: E.g. 其實呢啲communication gap 大家可以做好D減少誤會,寫多兩句confirm is better。(As for these communication gaps, it is better for us all to try and minimise misunderstandings by saying 'confirm' more.)同義詞: 溝通差距參考: https://www.threads.com/@purpzc/post/C-l0fNJyiZM?hl=en

touchwood

定義: (noun) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers say in order to avoid bad luck, which is similar to '大吉利是' in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. Touchwood講句,如果件貨聽日唔準時到,請問要等到幾時呢?參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/733616/page/1

service charge

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong restaurants love to use especially during public holiday to refer to the additional fee added to a bill because it sounds more classy than '服務費' and less explicit than '加一' or '加二' in Cantonese, which mean +10% and +20% respectively. 用法: E.g. A: 吓?食個下午茶都要加二? B: 今日係新年假期,所以有service charge。(A: What? There's +20% service charge even for an afternoon tea? B: Today is Chinese New Year holiday so there is service charge.) E.g. 到底邊個發明加一服務費?(Who on earth invented +10% service charge?)同義詞: 加一, 加二, 服務費參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2268003/page/4

job hunting

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to the activity of finding a job, which definitely sounds more fun, exciting and challenging than the Cantonese equivalent terms '求職' and '找工作'. 用法: E.g. A: 你搵到工嗎? B: 冇呀,我仲喺到job hunting。同義詞: 求職, 找工作參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/1opsow8/job_hunting_socialising_in_hk/
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