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定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong girls love to use to ask their boyfriends whether they feel sad or regret about not having their presence at times, as ‘掛住‘ in Cantonese could just be merely thinking about someone without such emotions, which is not enough to satisfy a Hong Kong girl’s demands.
用法: E.g. 呢幾日我地冇見。有冇miss我呀？ (We have not seen each other these several days. Do you miss me?)同義詞: 掛住, 想念參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=17173491
定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer to the kind of lawyer occupation that mostly deals with documents but actually goes to court proceedings at times.
用法: E.g. A: 你係咪做solicitor? 咁咪唔洗上court? B: 都要上court架，少啲咋麻。(A: Are you a solictor? Does that mean you don't need to go to court? B: I need to go to court, but relatively less.)同義詞: 事務律師參考: https://cph-legal.com/2022/03/how-to-ace-a-job-interview-at-a-law-firm/
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe something as more inferior in quality than another without saying it's of bad quality.
用法: E.g. 我去過呢間bar。It's even worse!同義詞: 更加差參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3047481/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the initial notification sent by a university presenting an acceptance of an applicant for a course, often provided that the applicant fulfills a number of conditions and the payment as well.
用法: E.g. A: 大學出左offer比你未？ B: 收到同接受左喇，但係仲未正式取錄。(A: Have you received the offer from university yet? B: I received it and accepted it, but the admission is not officially confirmed yet.)同義詞: 取錄, 錄取通知參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2632592/page/1
定義: Short for 'available zero', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kong teen celebrities to sell themselves as idols that have never dated or been in a relationship before.
用法: E.g. 鍾柔美男女關係複雜 A0形象被質疑 絕密校園生活揭秘 (Yumi Chung's complicated love relationships raise questions about her A0 image; her top-secret campus life revealed.)同義詞: Available zero, 未拍過拖參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/鍾柔美yumi被爆扮a0-中學時至少有4名男友？-就連「學霸」之名都被質疑-080040455.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to demand immediate attention towards a matter without sounding like they are in such a hurry or wanting the other person to hurry the f*** up.
用法: E.g. 呢個係一個urgent既task。B: 明白 (Understood)
E.g. 呢個係一個緊急既任務。B: 洗唔洗咁急呀？(Why is there such a hurry?)同義詞: 緊急參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20052634/香港職場中英夾雜用語-內地網民舉30個例子-表示識粵語都無法理解
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to the extent someone is shortsighted in degree units.
用法: E.g. You are shortsighted? What is your eye degrees?同義詞: prescription, diopters, 度數參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmy095Db9U&t=190s
定義: Originated from the classic riddle '童子軍跳彈床' meaning scout trampoline, this is a code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to express the meaning of 'I don't f***ing care' in informal situations.
用法: E.g. A: What do you want to eat for lunch? B: Scout dan la.同義詞: 是鳩但參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/童子軍跳彈床——是鳩但
定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer the way in which a person can start a conversation with someone, especially for the purpose of drawing nearer to them in relationship or distance.
用法: E.g. 到底可以點approach男仔? (How on earth can I approach boys?)同義詞: 靠近參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/546513/page/13
定義: A code-mixing term used by all sorts of Hong Kongers to refer to the popular trading card game called Magic the Gathering.
用法: E.g. A: 打唔打magic呀? B: 等我整吓我個deck先再同你揪。(A: Do you want to play magic? B: Let me sort out my deck first before I dual with you.)同義詞: Magic the Gathering, 魔法風雲會參考: https://magic.wizards.com/zh-Hant
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