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香港中英夾雜字典

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awesome

定義: An overused code-mixing term by real ABC's in Hong Kong when they want to give praise or compliment to something, just like the word '正' in Cantonese but stronger. 用法: E.g. 哇,今次個concert真係awesome! E.g. Woah! Awesome!

close

定義: A more suitable way to describe how close a relationship is than the word ‘親密’ (intimate). 用法: E.g. 你同你個friend close唔close架?E.g. 你有幾多個close friend?

no bullsh*t let's go

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to express how serious a matter is and is no joke at all. 用法: E.g. 鍾培生:Sign the f***ing contract. No bullsh*t let's go.參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK59_Yhv6Y

Nei g ng ng ngo kong mut?

定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by local student Hong Kongers when they want to ask whether someone understands what they are talking about. 用法: E.g. Nei g ng g ngo kong mut? (Do you know what I am saying?)同義詞: 你知唔知我講乜?參考: https://www.socialcareer.org/blogs/do-you-really-know-cantonese

canteen

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students prefer to use over 'cafeteria' from American English, which is not only due to Hong Kong having a British colonial history, but also it is closer to the equivalent term '餐廳' pronounced as 'can-ting' in Mandarin. 用法: E.g. 快啲落canteen霸位食飯啦!(Let's head down to hog the seats at the canteen to have a meal!)同義詞: 餐廳, 飯堂參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/m1ytyg/question_etymology_of_canteen_from_french_italian/

common

定義: Often pronounced as ‘cummun’, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to express how common something is without making it sound unpopular or nothing special. 用法: E.g. 做呢個行業好common架咋。(This occupation is so common!)同義詞: 普遍, 普通參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/C04Br91vuJT/

Holland Bank Cheque

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they don’t want to tell somebody directly that they are really f***ing stupid. Even though it looks like a westernised expression, it has a similar pronunciation as '好撚笨柒' in Cantonese, which means 'very f***ing stupid penis'. 用法: A: 有人話我係"荷蘭銀行支票", 何解??? B: HOLLAND BANK CHEQUE~自己讀~同義詞: 好撚笨柒參考: https://m.discuss.com.hk/index.php?action=thread&tid=9184515

LV

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the famous French luxury brand ‘Louis Vuitton’. However, the grassroots class Hong Kongers may pronounce it as ‘eh-lo-wee’. 用法: A:你最想買邊隻手袋呀?B:唔洗問緊係LV啦。(A: Which handbag do you want to buy? B: No need to ask. Must be LV.)同義詞: Louis Vuitton參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3065984/page/1

Cafe Pacific

定義: A code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers to refer to the Cathay Pacific airlines. However, it may have nothing to do with Cathay being a cafe. 用法: E.g. 你搭咩航空?Cafe Pacific囉。同義詞: 國泰參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRCavrZCNbZ/?igsh=MTNmNHJmNGtmOG4xZw==

click

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to being able to like and understand someone. 用法: E.g. 我覺得我同你click唔到。同義詞: 相處融洽參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2736661/page/3