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香港中英夾雜字典

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end up

定義: A euphemistic way of refering to the end of something, as saying something is at a final stage is considered bad luck in Cantonese sometimes. 用法: E.g. 唔知佢end up會做D咩呢? E.g. 上次個project end up成點呀? E.g. 佢上個暑假end up左去台灣。

refer

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to recommend a candidate for a vacant position. 用法: E.g. 如果你識到朋友做呢行,可以refer佢比我地嗎?同義詞: 推薦, 介紹參考: https://goop.ai/topic/2r3f/尋英文補習教學partner

Of course

定義: A phrase used by native Hong Kongers to affirm that something is true or obvious, usually among friends and relatives in informal settings, especially with the particle 'la' in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 朋友: 今日出街記住載口罩。 你:Of course啦! E.g. 女朋友: 哇,你好叻呀。 你:Of course啦! E.g. 男朋友: 估唔到你咁醒目。 你:Of course啦!

opportunity

定義: A more sophisticated way of expressing chance (機會) in Cantonese, as the English term denotes prospect for advancement or success. 用法: E.g. 好多謝貴公司今日比呢個opportunity我地黎做個presentation.

inch

定義: Derived from '寸' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is cocky or arrogant. 用法: E.g. 知道你叻喇!不過洗唔洗咁inch呀?(in廚)同義詞: 寸參考: https://www.hk01.com/熱爆話題/159516/konglish-港式英語鬧爆疑似第三者-網民-香港人先會明嘅英文

post

定義: A more informal and linguistically efficient way of saying the Cantonese equivalent term '上傳'. Often pronounced as 'po' instead of 'post'. 用法: E.g. 喂,你今次po張相好鬼靚喎。

point

定義: A more polite way to refer to a person's standpoint, as the Cantonese equivalent term '點', meaning a dot, can refer to a woman's breast. 用法: E.g. 男人:喂,我真係好唔明你個point喎!女人:唔緊要。我慢慢解釋比你聽。 E.g. 男人:喂,我真係好唔明你個點喎!女人:你話我邊點呀?唔好性騷擾喎!參考: https://medium.com/@girlslearnenglish/你說話會中英夾雜嗎-被-污名化-的中英夾雜-why-code-mixing-is-totally-fine-32eb1f280ca

present

定義: An irreplaceable code-mixing term meaning to deliver a speech, as saying the Cantonese equivalent term '匯報' would sound too old school and non-colloquial. 用法: E.g. 你幾時要present呀? E.g. 今次份assignment難唔難present呀?參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers

set

定義: Used to refer to setting things up in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 伙記:等我set好張枱先再叫你入黎啦。 客人:好呀。 E.g. 個server set up左未呀?

Eat Cha SIU

定義: This is a Cantonese slang that refers to a situation where a player has a clear opportunity to score a point. The slangs origin comes from a volleyball game where a sports announcer said "Cha SIU" instead of the word "chance". Although the word came from a volleyball game initially, it's more widely used in badminton games. 用法: That was a total set up for a smash, total Cha SIU! 同義詞: 食叉燒參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-生舊叉燒好過生你-better-to-give-birth-to-char-siu-than-you/#:~:text=Sik6%20caa1%20siu,back%20into%20its%20own%20court.
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