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定義: A code-mixing phrase that Hong Kongers use to cheer for somebody else as encouragement or support when they are bored of the equivalent term '加油' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Add oil! 希望你今次考試高分!同義詞: 加油
定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who have more than a regular habit of drinking champagnes.
用法: E.g. 今日係禮拜五晚，我地黎支ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ嗱？！
定義: Originated from a supermarket chain in Hong Kong, this is a code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to tell somebody to go to hell, as the name can be abbreviated to 'PK', which resembles the swear word '仆街' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 想搵我笨？！Go to Park'n Shop!
定義: A classic code-mixing term often used with the word 'case' to get someone to follow up on something in a professional manner. However, it is now often associated with the 'follow' used in social media.
用法: E.g. 唔該同我follow吓個case呀。
E.g. 呢個case follow成點呀？
E.g. 快D follow我個IG啦！參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to talk about a topic with someone or a group of people and have them share their ideas and opinions.
用法: E.g. 不如一齊discuss吓個project點樣做？
E.g. 我地discuss吓個問題，然後再結論。可以嗎？同義詞: 討論
定義: A code-mixing term used by the upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the Italian luxury brand. However, the grassroots Hong Kongers pronounce it as '飛甩雞毛', which means the chicken dropping its feathers.
用法: E.g. Ａ：你著緊咩牌子？飛甩雞毛？Ｂ：係Ferragamo呀。同義詞: 飛甩雞毛
定義: Derived from 'add oil' in Cantonese, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to express encouragement and support for another person.
用法: Ga yau! You can win this game!同義詞: 加油
定義: Derived from 'gut' (吉) meaning nothingness or tangerines, this is a romanised code-mixing slang phrase used to describe someone is messing about and wasting time, which purportedly comes from people in the past going into Hong Kong stores just to drink the bowl of soup called 'gut' soup (吉湯) without spending money on the food at all. 'wun' can mean to mix (混) or to transport (運).
用法: Auntie: Stop tasting my fruits here and there! Are you wun gut?同義詞: 運吉, 混吉參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now
定義: Classified as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing style adopted by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to represent the upper class. (Notice that the letter m is a voiced consonant in this word and should be emphasized for extremely proper pronunciation.)
用法: E.g. 我週末得閒既時候會同朋友去睇mmmovie。
