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定義: Often mistakened as 'no thanks' or refusal to an offer, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to acknowledge someone's gratitude, which is comparable to 'You are welcome'.
用法: E.g. 岩岩做野果時幫佢手 佢同我講Thanks。我諗唔到除左No Thanks/ It’s Fine之外仲有咩回應。(When I started working for him at that time, he used to say 'thanks'. But I could not think of any phrases other than 'No Thanks/It's fine' as a response.)同義詞: 唔洗唔該參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/599066/page/1
定義: It's slang for when a person eats something and it's unsuccessfully digested. Resulting in the food being pooped out the next day still intact.
用法: I'll pass on corn or string mushrooms guys. I don't want a "see you tomorrow" situation happening tomorrow morning
定義: A more modern and happy-sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers use to refer to period at the end of a week where they like to enjoy it like a real holiday.
用法: E.g. 你哋會唔會weekend 兩日一夜去日本?(Would you go to Japan for two days and one night on the weekend?)同義詞: 週末參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3815081/page/1
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: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers when someone sneezes, which is similar to 'Bless you!' in English. (大吉利是)
用法: E.g. A: Ack-choo! B: Big tangerine and red packets!同義詞: 大吉利是
定義: Often transliterated and pronounced as the loan phrase '肥佬' meaning 'fat guy', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe getting an unsuccessful result when doing something. Sometimes, it can be shortened to '肥' (fat) as a verb.
用法: E.g. 哎呀!今次考試肥左佬!
E.g. 唔係掛?考咁多次都肥?!同義詞: 肥佬參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/16296/
定義: A euphemistic code-mixing term that refers to 'menstruation' in English. However, it is also used as 'M記' to refer to McDonald\'s.
用法: E.g. 唔好話我聽兒家先黎M麻?
E.g. 今次真係M到阿媽都唔認得喇!E.g. 今日又食M記?唔好喇掛!