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香港中英夾雜字典

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drop dog sh*t

定義: Derived from '落狗屎‘, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to raining very heavily, which is equivalent of the phrase 'raining cats and dogs' in English. 用法: E.g. Wa! Right now is really drop dog sh*t ah! (哇!兒家真係落狗屎呀!)同義詞: 落狗屎參考: https://ling-app.com/yue/cantonese-slang-words/

salty wet

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe a person who is perverted. (鹹濕) 用法: E.g. Don't be so salty wet watch girls all the time la.同義詞: 鹹濕參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/8-colloquialisms-unique-to-cantonese

Eat Cha SIU

定義: This is a Cantonese slang that refers to a situation where a player has a clear opportunity to score a point. The slangs origin comes from a volleyball game where a sports announcer said "Cha SIU" instead of the word "chance". Although the word came from a volleyball game initially, it's more widely used in badminton games. 用法: That was a total set up for a smash, total Cha SIU! 同義詞: 食叉燒參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-生舊叉燒好過生你-better-to-give-birth-to-char-siu-than-you/#:~:text=Sik6%20caa1%20siu,back%20into%20its%20own%20court.

Sei fo

定義: (Kongish) When something goes completely wrong. Or doesn't work out (fail, flop) 用法: Sei fo! We didn't prepare for the presentation today. It was a total flop!同義詞: 死火

big head shrimp

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone being forgetful and careless, such as forgetting their keys or where they put their phone. (大頭蝦 - daai6 tau4 haa1) 用法: E.g. A: You forgot to bring your wallet? Such a big head shrimp!同義詞: 大頭蝦參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-大頭蝦-big-head-prawn-language-hong-kong/

update

定義: A verb-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe someone or something as being very up-to-date. However, it is also sometimes used as a verb. 用法: E.g. 你部手機好update喎。(adj.) E.g. Update左個software未呀?(verb)參考: https://www.inmediahk.net/中英夾雜

ride an ox to look for a horse

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe working for a job while looking for a better one. (騎牛搵馬 - ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5) 用法: E.g. Look for a job first! You can always ride an ox while looking for a horse!同義詞: 騎牛搵馬參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575

See you tomorrow

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

Fan Tai Sui

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a year where one’s Chinese zodiac offends or clashes with the God of Tai Sui, which means the fortune of the year will not be as smooth as others. 用法: I was born in the year of the snake and I am fan tai sui this year! Let’s go to the temple to pray for protection and peace!同義詞: 犯太歲參考: https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/tai-sui/

lol

定義: Derived from the internet slang 'laugh out loud'. this is a cliche code-mixing term that has grown out of the textspeak medium into human speech. As opposed to 'lol' being such an overused term on the internet where the meaning is often not that literal, the term is used by westernised Hong Kongers to really mean laugh out loud. 用法: E.g. 睇完套戲真係lol左。(I really laughed out loud after watching the movie!)同義詞: 大聲笑, 撈