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香港中英夾雜字典

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10 個隨機詞彙,共 701 個結果

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/

mother school

定義: Derived from '母校', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to a school that a person has graduated from. ie. Alma mater. 用法: Well I’m a Catholic. I believe in what I have been taught when I was in my mother secondary school, Wah Yan Kowloon.同義詞: 母校參考: https://www.inmediahk.net/node/政經/李家超透露是天主教徒-感謝「mother-secondary-school」教誨

hit

定義: Pronounced as 'heet' (long vowel), this is a code-mixing term that refers to something being very successful or popular. 用法: E.g. 呢套戲好hit呀。快D睇啦。 E.g. 呢首歌又好似hit返喇喎。

locker

定義: Pronounced with a rising intonation on the second syllable and with a non-rhotic 'r' sound at the end of the word, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to a small lockable compartment used in a gym or school. As for the reason why the Cantonese equivalent '儲物櫃' is not used, it could be that it makes it sound like it is made in China. 用法: E.g. Locker好似好少人會講儲物櫃咁。同義詞: 儲物櫃參考: https://ezone.hk/article/2169173/網民嚴選-10-個用英文多過中文表達的生字-網民-同朕-check-下

chemical reaction

定義: A code-mixing term that Fake ABC's in Hong Kong use to refer to the 'chemistry' between two people, which is the attraction between them. 用法: E.g. 我覺得佢地都幾有chemical reaction。參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uik5GWvXiLA&t=210s
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job hunting

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to the activity of finding a job, which definitely sounds more fun, exciting and challenging than the Cantonese equivalent terms '求職' and '找工作'. 用法: E.g. A: 你搵到工嗎? B: 冇呀,我仲喺到job hunting。同義詞: 求職, 找工作參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/1opsow8/job_hunting_socialising_in_hk/

two beat six

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to an incompetent person of low status. It is the first part of the allegorical saying '未夠斤兩‘, which means the person is not qualified. Since 2 + 6 taels = half catty, it means the person is not much in catty and taels. 用法: E.g. You two beat six should not be part of our group!同義詞: 二打六參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/41660/

jumpy

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a CV or resume that has a work history of many different jobs in a short period of time. 用法: E.g. HR:你份CV太jumpy喇!D公司睇到唔會想見你!

down

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to computer that has become unavailable, possibly due to a crash.  Sometimes, it is used as the shortened version of 'download'. 用法: E.g. 大獲喇!公司server down機呀!快D搵人整呀!(當機) E.g. Down完個file未呀?咁耐既?(下載)參考: https://www.studocu.com/hk/document/city-university-of-hong-kong/world-englishes/lecture-3-city-university-of-hong-kongen5714-world-englishes-and-the-social-context-of/20063922

team work

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong celebrity tutors to refer to a collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal. 用法: E.g. 狀元培育向來都是team work. (Nurturing top scorers has always been team work.)同義詞: 團體合作參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRGmhTQjT1N/?igsh=NWtoNHZ6OGRyOW8x (使用手機版本)
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