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定義: Often added with a 屎, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kong people use instead of 滑鼠, meaning 'slippery mouse'.
用法: Eg. 個mouse(屎)幾靚喎。喺邊到買?
同義詞: 滑鼠
參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: Classified as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing style adopted by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to represent the upper class. (Notice that the letter m is a voiced consonant in this word and should be emphasized for extremely proper pronunciation.)
用法: E.g. 我週末得閒既時候會同朋友去睇mmmovie。
同義詞: 電影
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to someone who was born or grew up in a particular country, which Hong Kongers find it a lot more convenient to use than the Cantonese equivalent words because it requires much less linguistic effort.
用法: E.g. 你係唔係native speaker黎架?(講本國語既人) E.g. 你D英文係咪native架?(純正本土口音)
定義: Translated from ‘要咩有咩’ with ‘咩’ (what) having a similar sound utterance of a sheep, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that is said during Chinese New Year to wish someone they can get whatever they need.
用法: E.g. Gong Hei fat choi! I wish you need sheep have sheep this year!
同義詞: 要咩有咩
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/12/kongish-a-new-language-of-hong-kongers/
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to tell someone not to worry about something anymore, even though it may not sound polite to English speakers.
用法: E.g. Never mind啦。我地下次再約。 E.g. Never mind啦。我自己搞得掂。
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.
同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to something that is like an eyesore to oneself because he or she cannot withstand it anymore.
用法: E.g. 你地做成日都打爛野。我真係no eye see喇。(冇眼睇)
同義詞: 冇眼睇
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they are really considerate about offending someone before or after saying something, such as making a comment or remark. However, it can be entirely offensive sometimes even though the person says no offense.
用法: E.g. 成日開口埋口都講No Offense嘅人,其實先係最Offense。(The person who always says no offense is very often the person who is the most offensive.)
同義詞: 有怪莫怪, 無意冒犯
定義: A code-mixing term that real ABC's like to use to show their friendliness or generosity.
用法: E.g. No worries。今餐我比住先啦。 E.g. No worries。我幫你搞掂左喇。
同義詞: 唔洗擔心
定義: Often added with a 屎 (faeces), this is a code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to short pieces of information written down on paper.
用法: E.g. 阿仔,上堂記住drop低D note屎呀!
同義詞: 筆記
參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ