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10 個隨機詞彙,共 622 個結果

high tech

定義: (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe something that is advanced in technology.  There is a famous quote that goes "High Tech揩野,Low Tech撈野", which describes the volatility of high-tech products as opposed to low-tech products that have a larger market despite high competition. 用法: E.g. 哇,張枱有自動升降好high tech呀。參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf

boss

定義: Often pronounced as '波士', this is a more polite sounding code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to '老闆', especially when working in a corporate company. 用法: E.g. 做波士就好啦。我地呢班打工仔一世做奴隸。參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

chur

定義: 1. (adj). To describe a hectic state where you are so busy that you feel like you cannot breathe. 2. (verb). An Englishised code-mixing term that refers to exhausting oneself in order to get work done in a short period of time, which is usually brought on by demanding customers or people of high authority. 用法: E.g. 今日返工真係好chur呀。(adj) E.g. 哇,呢個客洗唔洗chur到咁盡呀?比條生路人地行吓好嗎?(verb)參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/

arm arm

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to refer to something that has just happened. 用法: E.g. My frd arm arm told me kui find gun ppl. E.g. Ngo arm arm sik jor farn. (我啱啱食左飯。)同義詞: 啱啱參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/283411/大學生打字用火星文-10句港式英文拼音大挑戰-測試你識幾多

madam

定義: The Hong Kong way of referring to a female police officer (女警官). 用法: E.g. 女警:Target出現。全世界出動!下屬:Yes, Madam!同義詞: 女警官參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

rocket science

定義: A code-mixing phrase that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to emphasize that something is not a complex problem. 用法: E.g. 呢個問題唔係rocket science。再一齊諗諗佢就解決得到。參考: https://www.mi-learning.com/itsnotrocketscience-meaning/

accommodation

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to a place to stay or live, which they believe should be provided by companies or schools that are accommodating. 用法: E.g. 個人建議你有得報學校accommodation就報左先。(Personally, I suggest that you should apply for the school's accommodation if you can.) E.g. 你公司幫你搵咩accommodation?(What accommodation does your company provide?)同義詞: 住宿參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3555364/page/32

stir-fried squid

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to getting fired from a job. (炒魷魚 - caau2 jau4 jyu2) 用法: E.g. I messed up at work today and I got stir-fried squid!!!同義詞: 炒魷魚參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-老細炒咗我魷-stir-fried-me-squid/

cappacino

定義: A code-mixing term used by the upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the espresso-based coffee made with steamed milk because the Cantonese equivalent '意大利泡沫咖啡' is too sophisticated to say. 用法: E.g. A:我平時最鍾意飲意大利泡沫咖啡。香港人:你指cappucino?同義詞: 意大利泡沫咖啡

end up

定義: A euphemistic way of refering to the end of something, as saying something is at a final stage is considered bad luck in Cantonese sometimes. 用法: E.g. 唔知佢end up會做D咩呢? E.g. 上次個project end up成點呀? E.g. 佢上個暑假end up左去台灣。