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定義: A code-mixing word that working class Hong Kongers love to use instead of the Cantonese equivalent '資料庫' in the IT sector. Also see 'db'.
用法: E.g. Con唔connect得到個database呀? E.g. 內地人:你能夠連接得到個資料庫嗎? 香港人:你指個database?同義詞: 資料庫
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
定義: A pair of code-mixing terms that native Hong Kongers like to use to refer to the sport of gliding over snow because it is simply way too tiring having to tell the other person which one you are talking about if you just say ‘滑雪‘ in Cantonese, which has a literal meaning of 'glide snow'.
用法: E.g. 我好鍾意滑雪。B:不過請問係skiing定係snowboarding? (A: I really like gliding snow. B: But do you mean skiing or snowboarding?)同義詞: 滑雪參考: https://www.baby-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=12744670
定義: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers often use when they are excited to hear about another person's experience(s) in something, as the term is also countable as opposed to the Cantonese equivalent term.
用法: E.g. 可以同大家share吓你既travelling experiences嗎? (Could you share your travelling experiences with all of us?)同義詞: 經驗參考: https://urbanpixxels.com/best-things-to-do-in-hong-kong/
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong HR departments like to use when they report back to candidates on their interview result, which is more objective than the Cantonese equivalent that contains the phrase ‘評價‘, which tends to give people the feeling of being evaluated or judged.
用法: E.g. 今日收到消息話你既面試表現都係positive架。(I received news today saying that your interview result was positive.)同義詞: 正面評價參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2492328/page/36