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定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong university students love to use instead of '講座', which means a formal talk on a subject by a professor.
用法: E.g. 其實上lecture根本浪費時間。同義詞: 講座參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/475538/page/2
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 used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe people with high standards of social, moral and ethical behaviour which covers everything from the way they look, dress, and talk.
用法: E.g. 我覺得呢個行業既人都係好proper。(I think everybody in this industry are so proper.)同義詞: 規矩, 正當, 得體參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/4012349/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to going to bars and clubs because they find the Cantonese equivalent terms a lot more suitable for a mature audience.
用法: E.g. A: 去唔去clubbing呀?B: 你指係邊啲?A: 緊唔係夜總會啦!(A: Do you want to go clubbing? B: Which type are you referring to? A: Of course not nightclubs!)同義詞: 夜店,夜總會參考: https://jyutdictionary.com/dictionary/entry/夜總會
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to the initial stage in a process, such as an interview. At other times, it is also used for the describing the first in a set of social events, such as drinks and dinner.
用法: E.g. First round既interview會幾簡單。Second round先會問你深入D既問題。(The first round interview will be very simple. The second round will be more in-depth.)
E.g. 我今晚唔join first round喇。Second round先再join你地。(I am not going to join first round tonight. But I will join the second round.)同義詞: 第一輪參考: https://www.threads.com/@hkcareerstory/post/C97oprFSuDw