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定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers who want to express their sincere gratitude towards someone without saying 'thank you' repetitively.
用法: E.g. 唔該哂你幫我手呀。I really appreciate it.
同義詞: 我好感激你
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwHZnk1ZNs
定義: A code-mixing term that is more generic and appropriate to use in a number of different situations.
用法: E.g. 我覺得你個idea好好呀!(主意) E.g. 你唔係一D idea都冇呀?(想法) E.g. 呢隻遊戲既idea算唔錯。(概念) E.g. 你提出既idea同我好唔同。(觀點) E.g. 廣告既idea就係要人買野。(目的)
參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
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: (adj.) A code-mixing term used to describe someone or something as being very trendy.
用法: E.g. 哇,你今日著得好IN呀。 E.g. 聽返D流行音樂,咁先夠IN架嘛。 E.g. 做後生仔要夠IN先得架嘛。
參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: (adj.) A code-mixing term used to describe someone or something as being very trendy.
用法: E.g. 哇,你今日著得好IN呀。 E.g. 聽返D流行音樂,咁先夠IN架嘛。 E.g. 做後生仔要夠IN先得架嘛。
同義詞: 潮
定義: Derived from '寸' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is cocky or arrogant.
用法: E.g. 知道你叻喇!不過洗唔洗咁inch呀?(in廚)
同義詞: 寸
參考: https://www.hk01.com/熱爆話題/159516/konglish-港式英語鬧爆疑似第三者-網民-香港人先會明嘅英文
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe people who are really just minding their own business but not necessarily alone or single.
用法: E.g. 呢間bar啲人點呀?係唔係個個都好individual咁樣呀? (How are the people in this bar? Are they all really just minding their own business?)
同義詞: 單獨
參考: https://www.threads.com/@matthew_lam1116/post/DAcSyqdScem?hl=zh-hk
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to a meeting invitation sent out by the MS Outlook software.
用法: E.g. 係咪聽日想開會傾呢樣野?唔該send個invitation黎先。
同義詞: 邀請
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to treating someone a meal, such as lunch or dinner.
用法: E.g. Can you invite you to dinner today?
同義詞: 請
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkP4AAqaKTk
定義: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers often use to ask someone to go to an event in a polite and semi-formal manner.
用法: E.g. A: 可唔可以叫埋我個friend黎?B: 好呀,等我invite埋佢啦。(A: Can you get my friend to come as well? B: Sure, let me invite him.)
同義詞: 邀請
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2051830/page/2