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定義: A code-mixing term that refers to the part of the song that is repeated several times. (副歌）
用法: E.g. 老師：今次唱得唔錯。不過我地再黎多次個chorus呀，唔該。
E.g. 老師：我地一齊再唱多次段副歌！學生：副歌？老師，你係邊到黎架？
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to tell somebody to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'la la lum')
用法: E.g. Ja ja lum go to school now or you will miss the bus!
Eg. Finish your homework! Ja ja lum la!同義詞: 咋咋臨
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to a person's microphone being muted while in a meeting.
用法: E.g. 同事：喂，我聽唔到呀，你mute左呀。快D搵人叫佢unmute返啦。
定義: A code-mixing term that is used when you want to avoid describing someone as being '衰' or not nice.
用法: E.g. 男仔：喂，我覺得你咁樣講野好衰呀。女朋友：你話我衰？！
E.g. 男仔：喂，我覺得你咁樣講野好mean呀。女朋友：講得岩。我有時講野係mean左D，不過唔至於係衰。
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where you cannot force someone into seeking help if they do not accept it.
用法: E.g. I offered to help him with his homework but he never sent it over. Oh well... if the cow doesn't drink water, you cannot press the cow's head down.同義詞: 牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms
定義: Often used as 'doing the gym' (做gym) in Cantonese, this refers to doing exercise in the gym. Sometimes, it is used as 'gym room', which people may mistaken as '健身室室'.
用法: E.g. 一唔一齊去做gym呀？
E.g. 我仲喺gym room呀，遲D再call你啦。同義詞: 健身室
定義: Pronounced with a rising tone on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that refers to 'calculator'. Also used as 'cal機' sometimes.
用法: E.g. 唔該借個cal機比我呀？
E.g. 試下用caltor check吓個answer。同義詞: 計數機參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uik5GWvXiLA&t=210s
定義: Known as Kongish and transliterated from '屎忽‘ meaning buttocks, this is a code-mixing phrase used to describe someone who always doesn't do what he or she says will do, somewhat like a faggot or asshole in English.
用法: E.g. This guy is such a seafood ghost! We always save him a seat at the restaurant but he never turns up!同義詞: 屎忽鬼參考: https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E5%B1%8E%E5%BF%BD%E9%AC%BC
定義: Known as Kongish and sometimes used as 'to go rock blasting', this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to going for a wee. (爆石)
用法: E.g. Please wait a moment. I need to go rock blasting!同義詞: 爆石
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