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10 個隨機詞彙，共 917 個結果
定義: A code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers to refer to “no pay leave” or non-paid leave.
用法: E.g. 請唔到病假咪請low pay leave囉! （no pay leave)
同義詞: 無薪假期
定義: A shortened form of 'sorry' that is often used by Hong Kongers.
用法: E.g. Sor，唔小心踩到你。 E.g. *碰到人* Sor，sor，sor。
同義詞: Sorry, 對唔住
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish codemixing term that refers to a person who has never been in a relationship before. I.e. Available = 0.
用法: E.g. Nei dou year 4 lah, ng hai lum ju a0 grad har wah. （你都Year 4啦，唔係諗住A0 grad吓話。）
參考: https://www.hk01.com/article/283411?utm_source=01appshare&utm_medium=referral
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who want to sound humble yet not so insignificant when they are being asked what position they work in a company.
用法: E.g. A: 哇！你間公司好出名喎。 B: 係呀，不過我只係small potato。(A: Wow! Your company is very famous. B: Yes, but I am just a small potato.)
同義詞: 小角色
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/4063839/page/1
定義: A Kongish expression used to describe someone who is so reckless that he or she is almost getting himself killed or into a big trouble.
用法: You spent all your money on gambling? Do you know how to write the die character?!
同義詞: 你唔知個死字點寫
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the total amount of something, such as for goods and services.
用法: E.g. 呢到total幾多錢呀?
同義詞: 總共
參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html
定義: A euphemistic way of refering to the end of something, as saying something is at a final stage is considered bad luck in Cantonese sometimes.
用法: E.g. 唔知佢end up會做D咩呢? E.g. 上次個project end up成點呀? E.g. 佢上個暑假end up左去台灣。
定義: A versatile code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use in a variety of situations, depending on the context. However, the recently popular phrase of 'take嘢' can also be roughly translated into a number of different things and not only refer to taking drugs, as the Cantonese word '嘢' has a literal meaning of 'thing'.
用法: E.g. 你諗住take邊科? (Which subject will you take?) E.g. 我要take個sick leave. (I will need to take a sick leave.) E.g. 上堂要記住take notes. (Remember to take notes during lesson.)
同義詞: 拿取, 攞, 拎
定義: (idiom) Derived from '雞同鴨講', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe two people who are unable to understand each other due to a difference of language or values. In other words, the conversation just seems to go round and round with each person talking over each other.
用法: E.g. I think we will never understand each other because we work in different departments. What a chicken and duck talk!
同義詞: 雞同鴨講
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-word-of-the-month-雞同鴨講-chicken-duck-talk/
定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers when they admire or recognise the value of someone or something and want to show gratitude at the same time.
用法: E.g. 好appreciate你咁短時間去練廣東話，真係好彩你聲底好靚，同埋你音樂感好好，即使廣東話唔係你最擅長嘅。(I really appreciate that you learned Cantonese in such a short period of time. It's very fortunate that you have a great voice and a very good music sense, even though Cantonese is not your strength.)
同義詞: 欣賞；感激；多謝
參考: https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20260122/1769072872519/《中4》藝人代表「貓女郎」引發腹式呼吸之爭-肥媽被取笑鬧爆周國豐