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定義: A code-mixing phrase that is often mistaken as grammatically incorrect due to the word 'very' being considered redundant, as 'delicious' already denotes the meaning of very yummy. However, it originates from '好好味' in Cantonese, which means 'very very tasty'.
用法: E.g. 哇,D野食真係very delicious呀。同義詞: 好好味
定義: (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe something that is very unadvanced in technology. There is a famous quote that goes "High Tech揩野,Low Tech撈野", which describes the volatility of high-tech products as opposed to low-tech products that have a larger market despite high competition. '撈' refers to '有得撈', which means you can earn a living.
用法: E.g. 今時今日唔可以再咁low tech架喇。快D買返部智能手機啦。參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf
定義: (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe something that is advanced in technology. There is a famous quote that goes "High Tech揩野,Low Tech撈野", which describes the volatility of high-tech products as opposed to low-tech products that have a larger market despite high competition.
用法: E.g. 哇,張枱有自動升降好high tech呀。參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like use to refer to marking or jotting things down. (標記)
用法: E.g. 記住mark低個schedule比我睇吓先。阿媽:老師上堂講既野有冇mark低呀?
定義: A slightly more polite sounding code-mixing term that real ABC's in Hong Kong like to use instead the Cantonese equivalent '大佬', meaning 'big brother', even though the literal meaning is usually not taken when used, just like the word 'dude'.
用法: E.g. Dude,你係到搞D咩呀?
E.g. Dude,你好還錢喇喎?
E.g. Dude,你以為你自己好型呀?同義詞: 大佬
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use when talking about work, as the Cantonese equivalent terms may denote a higher responsibility.
用法: E.g. 呢件事你handle可以嗎?(處理)
E.g. 咁多功課hand唔handle到呀?(應付)
E.g. 公司既財政邊個handle架?(負責)
定義: Often pronounced as 'vely gud', this is a code-mixing expression that grassroots Hong Kongers like to use when they cannot think of any other way to complement or give praise to something. 'Vely' (very) can also be used with other words such as 'delicious', even though delicious already denotes the meaning of excellence in food quality.
用法: E.g. 哇,今次做得好。Vely gud!
E.g. 哇,D牛扒真係vely delicious呀!