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定義: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is so stubborn that their neck is like leaning towards one side.
用法: E.g. Listen to us for once! Don't be always so dead cow's one-sided neck la!
同義詞: 死牛一邊頸
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong teachers to make it clear and explicit that their students are essentially dead if they hand in their homework or assignment late, as the Cantonese equivalent phrase ‘截止日期’ does not denote the meaning of death at all.
用法: E.g. 聽日就係deadline, 唔交功課就零雞蛋!(Tomorrow is deadline. If you do not hand in your homework, you will get a zero mark!)
同義詞: 截止日期
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/809281/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term often used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the day that work must be handed in and finalised.
用法: E.g. 老闆:下次知道要搞咁耐就早D返公司喇。 下屬:你話有野要交比個客睇,但係冇話過係deadline喎。 E.g. 老闆:今日係deadline,做唔完野要OT。 下屬:D野一早就做哂喇。
同義詞: 截止日
定義: Pronounced as 'dee', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers to refer to using the 'delete' button on a keyboard to get rid of something when using the computer.
用法: E.g. Del左呢個paragraph,再加返個conclusion,然後再send比我啦。
參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used to describe something that happened at a later time than expected. (延遲)
用法: E.g. 今次班機delay左好耐。下次搵第二間航空公司喇!
同義詞: 延遲
定義: Known as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing word that Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man use to refer to reserving someone, even though it is criticised as Fake ABC English due to a most likely wrong word usage.
用法: E.g. 上天會deserve一個好好嘅人等緊我。(意思:reserve)
參考: https://inews.hket.com/article/1522091/Janice%20Man英文教室%20%20教你練成JM%20Tone
定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers in IT sectors like to use to refer to a pointer to a snapshot of changes in a code repository.
用法: E.g. 你兒家喺main branch, 咁你要checkout返個develop branch先可以開始做野。
同義詞: 分支,開發線
參考: https://git-scm.com/book/zh/v2/Git-分支-分支简介
定義: (textspeak) Derived from comic book characters having a large drop of sweat on their forehead or hair, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to feeling speechless and reticent. Dik hon (滴汗) has the literal meaning of 'drip sweat'.
用法: E.g. Your joke is so lame! Dik hon!
同義詞: 滴汗
定義: Originated from the warning sounds of the bells when a tram is driving in Hong Kong, this is an Englishised code-mixing term which refers to the tram that can be taken in the Hong Kong Tramways on Hong Kong Island.
用法: Let's take a tour of Hong Kong Island by taking the Ding Ding!
同義詞: 叮叮, 電車
參考: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/explore/attractions/hong-kong-tramways.html