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10 個隨機詞彙，共 917 個結果
定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a year where one’s Chinese zodiac offends or clashes with the God of Tai Sui, which means the fortune of the year will not be as smooth as others.
用法: I was born in the year of the snake and I am fan tai sui this year! Let’s go to the temple to pray for protection and peace!
同義詞: 犯太歲
參考: https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/tai-sui/
定義: A fashionable way of referring to lunch in Cantonese.
用法: Eg. 喂，不如一齊食lunch呀？Eg. 放lunch想食D咩呀？
同義詞: 午餐
參考: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
定義: A tag-switching phrase often used by Native Hong Kongers for clarifying on matters. However, it can sometimes be overused by Fake ABC's to strike a western impression on others.
用法: E.g. 份project未搞掂呀。I mean，我岩岩做完要check吓先。 E.g. 港女：你應該食少D野。I mean，你應該減吓肥至岩。 E.g. 香港人：你講咩話？偽ABC：I mean，well... I mean，我覺得你身材唔係好fit囉I mean。
參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers
定義: A code-mixing term used by a "Jayden Mami" to describe a state of emotional stress due to a child misbehaving, even though it sounds less serious and less hinting of being upset or furious compared to the Cantonese equivalent terms.
用法: E.g. Jayden，你唔勤力啲swim，媽咪同爸B會angry㗎！(Jayden, if you don't work harder on swimmig, Mami and Daddy will be angry!)
同義詞: 嬲; 激氣; 憤怒; 生氣
參考: https://eastweek.stheadline.com/pets/18474/Jayden媽咪是誰社交網絡爆紅兼殺入毛孩界
定義: Originated from the word 'start', this is a code-mixing term used by the Hong Kong government to refer to the starting point of a running track.
用法: E.g. 再有政府設施串錯英文。「起點」英文串法由正確的「Start」變為「Strat」。(There is an English word mispelled in a government facility again. The word "Start" became "Strat".)
同義詞: 起點, start
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMLrukj_sZ/?igsh=d2NkZXFvN3AycjZt (使用手機版本)
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use to describe a business structure that scams people and is prone to collapse or failure, as 'chicken' (雞) in Cantonese can also be used to describe something cheap or weak.
用法: E.g. This company has people coming to work and leaving the job all the time! Such build chicken shed!
同義詞: 搭雞棚
參考: https://ukdodgy.com/2024/04/06/scam
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone as not having good judgement rather than lacking general knowledge, even though it can refer to both of these things when scolding someone.
用法: E.g. Common sense 常人應該刷覺到既感通/道理 eg. 今日個女同事打扮得特別靚噴曬香水,放工應該有約會, 個晚最好唔好叫人OT (Common sense is what ordinary people should be aware of using their senses or reasoning. For example, if a female colleague dressed particularly well and sprayed perfume today, then you can guess they probably have a date after work. So you better not ask her to work overtime that night.) E.g. 你有冇common sense架？呢啲咁既野你自己google吓咪得囉！(Do you have common sense? For this kind of stuff you just need to google it yourself!)
同義詞: 常識
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/718878/page/3
定義: Sometimes shortened and pronounced as ‘probay’, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the period of time at the start of a new job when one is being evaluated and tested to see whether they are suitable for the job.
用法: E.g. 過唔到probation通常唔關工作能力事。多數關得罪人事。(Not passing probation usually does not have to do with one's working ability, but rather to with people issues.)
同義詞: 試用期, 緩刑
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3946396/page/2
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '手提電腦'.
用法: E.g. 老師，上堂可以比帶自己notebook嗎？
同義詞: 手提電腦
參考: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
定義: A code-mixing term that refers to pulling a face that looks pretentious in order to look cool.
用法: E.g. 林峯：你睇吓我個樣夠唔夠chok？！
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/