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定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who disappeared for a long time and no one knows where they are.
用法: E.g. A: Where did your classmate go? B: I think he dived under water.
同義詞: 潛水
參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/cantonese-slang-of-the-week-diving-under-water
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to gestures and customs that an employee must do or learn when they work in a company.
用法: E.g. 老細黎到仲唔識DO? 快D讓座同沖杯咖啡比佢啦! E.g. 打工仔要識DO先得,如果咪好快冇得撈。
同義詞: 做
參考: https://www.etnet.com.hk/www/tc/lifestyle/archive/goodjob/23372
定義: A code-mixing term that is often used to refer to a computer document (文件).
用法: E.g. 唔該你send份document過黎呀。記住要pdf喎。
同義詞: 文件
參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese
定義: A code-mixing term that is abbreviated from the word 'condom'. Sometimes, it is called 'dom dom'. (dam4 dam2)
用法: E.g. 冇帶dom?!我唔同你做! E.g. 今日有冇帶dom dom呀?
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe that something must be done no matter how worse the situation is.
用法: E.g. I don't care three seven twenty one. This project must proceed!
同義詞: 唔理三七廿一
參考: https://www.ourchinastory.com/zh/5530/何謂「唔理三七廿一」?%C2%A0
定義: A code-mixing term used by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department to describe something as very cool and awesome. However, the AI anti-drug video that used this word was taken down due to citizens suspecting that the video was promoting the illegal use of drugs rather than banning it.
用法: E,g 可樂消暑易入口,幫你提神保持清醒腦筋。超dope!(Coke is refreshing, easy to drink, and helps perk you up and keep your mind sharp. Super dope!)
同義詞: 超正、超酷、超讚
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S19qZb17o2A
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that foreigners use to utter the phrase 'thank you' in Cantonese when they receive a red packet during Chinese New Year.
用法: E.g. Dor jeh! Gung hei fat choi!
同義詞: 多謝
定義: Even though the word 'double' may seem redundant, this is a code-mixing expression that is often used in the workplaces of Hong Kong when you want to verify something.
用法: E.g. 可唔可以double confirm吓個schedule呀? E.g. 唔該幫我double confirm吓每一個detail呀。
同義詞: 雙重確認
參考: https://smelab.com.hk/職場英語-double-confirm-reconfirm/
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to computer that has become unavailable, possibly due to a crash. Sometimes, it is used as the shortened version of 'download'.
用法: E.g. 大獲喇!公司server down機呀!快D搵人整呀!(當機) E.g. Down完個file未呀?咁耐既?(下載)
同義詞: 當機; 下載