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定義: A code-mixing phrase used by the K-pop singer Jackson Wang (王嘉爾) when he has nothing to say. Even though he was born in Hong Kong, it is often said that he has real American Born Chinese vibe, due to his strong knowledge of English filler terms while speaking in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 我從運動員到練習生到出道，去海外，我自己覺得我係捱到既。但係有時呢D咁既野真係hit到我，我真係...i don't know. (From being an athlete to a trainee to debut then overseas, I always thought I could endure. But when there were things that hit me sometimes, I really just... I don't know.)同義詞: 我唔知參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-73ZG8G2s
定義: Known as Kongish and a much stronger version of 'chi sin' (痴線), this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers describe someone who is crazy, or a situation that is outrageous or unbelievable. (黐孖筋 - ci1 maa1 gan1) Literal meaning: To have your twin wires sticking together, causing short circuit in the brain.
用法: E.g. Why did you scold me?! Are you chi ma gun??!!
E.g. Chi ma gun! Don't dare to drive after drinking alchohol again!!同義詞: 黐孖筋
定義: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers tend to use instead of the Cantonese equivalent words '即係'.
用法: E.g. 今日呢個demo係做比大家睇既，which is：如果你地有D咩問題想問關於呢個project，或者你地覺得有D咩地方可以再做好D，請隨便發問或者提議。
定義: With a literal meaning of 'hot air', this is a romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to having overheat from eating too much spicy or fried foods, leading to pimples and freckles growing on your face or even buttocks. Also, yeet hay seems to only exist in Chinese medicine but not western medicine according to native Hong Kongers.
用法: E.g. A: Do you want to eat barbeque? B: No thanks, I am very yeet hay recently.同義詞: 熱氣參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/C7PVDJZpVgq/ (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to the physics, chemistry and biology subjects in an ultra convenient and orderly fashion.
用法: E.g. 今次考試要讀哂phy chem bi，真係幾攞命呀。(I will need to study all of physics, chemistry and biology for this exam, which is quite taxing.)同義詞: 物理, 化學, 生物參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1802219/page/1
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