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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

revamp

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to changing something in order to improve or make it new again, such as a website. 用法: E.g. 個website做revamp要幾耐?同義詞: 翻新

rat race

定義: Derived from the Chinese term '內卷' and often translated as 'involution', this is an Englishised code-mixing term that describes an economic situation where excessive competition does not lead to development and innovation. This may lead to people feeling stressed, anxious, and trapped, as the two characters mean 'inside rolling'. 用法: E.g. I'm stuck in the rat race! I'm so tired of competing with everyone just to climb the career ladder!同義詞: 內卷參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTg1G8rpVc

urgent

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to demand immediate attention towards a matter without sounding like they are in such a hurry or wanting the other person to hurry the f*** up. 用法: E.g. 呢個係一個urgent既task。B: 明白 (Understood) E.g. 呢個係一個緊急既任務。B: 洗唔洗咁急呀?(Why is there such a hurry?)同義詞: 緊急參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20052634/香港職場中英夾雜用語-內地網民舉30個例子-表示識粵語都無法理解

level

定義: Often used as '升le' (呢), this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to having made an advancement in something. (升級) 用法: E.g. 哇!今次考試表現好左好多喎。簡直係升呢呀!參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

toilet

定義: A euphemistic code-mixing term that refers to the same item ‘廁所’ in Cantonese. 用法: E.g. 老師,唔該可唔可以去toilet呀? E.g. 咁多位,我去一去toilet先。參考: https://sites.google.com/site/hongkonglinguistics/Downhome/language-contact-in-hong-kong/cantonese-englishintra-sententialcode-switchinginhongkong

spin

定義: (verb) A code-mixing term that refers to describing a matter as something else, especially in politics. 用法: E.g. 鍾培生:阿林作好鍾意將件事spin到同政治有關。

all day breakfast

定義: A code-mixing phrase that upper class Hong Kongers use to refer to the breakfast set that is served all day long, but don't actually eat that often except during breakfast hours. 用法: E.g. 食all day breakfast? 唔好喇掛,就黎六點,食返晚餐好過啦。(Eat all day breakfast? I don't think so since it's about 6 o'clock. I think it's better to eat dinner.)同義詞: 全日早餐參考: https://www.hk01.com/教煮/93368/all-day-breakfast-麵包雞蛋炸薯花款多-一張圖鑒辨清楚

six seven

定義: Originated from the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by Skrilla, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z westernised Hong Kongers when they want to say 'I don't know' or refer to something 'so-so' as a rating. Sometimes, it may have no meaning at all, even when the person is juggling both hands up and down excitedly. Coincidently, six seven looks similar to the Cantonese expression '碌柒', which has the literal meaning of 'a stick of dick' and refers to an idiot. 用法: E.g. A: How was the movie? B: Six seven. *Hands juggling up and down* (So-so.) E.g. A: What is the answer to this question? B: Six seven! (I don't f***ing know.)同義詞: 唔撚知, 係喇掛參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQbVj-KkvEX/?hl=en (使用手機版本)

mix

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to a person with a mixed-race descent. 用法: E.g. A:你係唔係mix黎架?B:乜我似mix咩?多謝。 E.g. A:你係唔係mix黎架?B:係!當然係啦!我係澳門香港mix呀!

mo lei tau

定義: Transliterated from '冇厘頭' meaning 'with no source', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used to describe something that makes no sense. It originated from a type of slapstick humour associated with Hong Kong popular culture in the late 20th century, most notably in Steven Chow's (周星馳) movies. 用法: E.g. I think this story is mo lei tau! But it gives me a very good laugh! (我覺得呢個故事簡直係冇厘頭!不過真係好搞笑!)同義詞: 冇厘頭參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_lei_tau
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