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定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having enough money to buy something without indicating one's ability to cope with such burden.
用法: E.g. 點解要鍾意自己 afford 唔起嘅 luxury? (Why love luxury that you can't afford?)同義詞: 負擔得起; 買得起參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3vop4Epm7/ (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to express a choice in something without stating their favour or to avoid sounding picky.
用法: E.g. 我今晚既preference係食西餐，但係又唔代表我成日都鍾意。(My preference is western cuisine tonight, but that doesn't mean I like it all the time.)同義詞: 偏愛; 偏好; 優先選擇參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3316788/page/27
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to tell somebody to be ready to do something anytime without making them feel ordered to do the task.
用法: E.g. 聽日放工記住隨時standby，有可能有客搵你。(Remember to standby tomorrow after work, as there may be customers who need you.)同義詞: 待命；候命參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3476706/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an amount of work in a less quantifiable way, in order to sound less like they are complaining about how much work or burden they have.
用法: E.g. 仲有task要做？我最近已經多左workload。(There are still tasks to do? I already have more workload recently.)同義詞: 工作量參考: https://www.baby-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=23644122
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to describe something as too broad, vague or not specific enough without sounding too judgmental.
用法: E.g. 啲ad永遠都寫得好general，你唔in過根本唔知人地要咩人。(The job ads are always written in such a general sense. You can never know what they are looking for unless you have been interviewed by them before.)同義詞: 籠統 參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1789393/page/34
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to describe something that is going on simultaneously as another, such as a task or event. At other times, it can also be used to describe things happening outside of work such as love relationships.
用法: E.g. 呢兩個task幫我睇吓可唔可以同時parallel咁樣進行。(Help me see whether the two tasks can proceed at the same time.)
E.g. 點解拍拖唔可以Parallel咁進行？ (Why can't you date more than one person at the same time?)同義詞: 同時間參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3070535/page/1
定義: Short for 'job description', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kong HR departments like to use to refer to the piece of text that describes the job nature and responsibilities of a position in a company, which may be long or short depending on how much they want an applicant to know about the job.
用法: E.g. 又話會send份JD比我睇？你send左去邊度？(I thought you were going to send me the JD to have a look? Where did you send it to?)同義詞: 工作內容參考: https://english.cool/job-description/
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