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10 個隨機詞彙，共 917 個結果
定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to sitting through a lecture without participating in it, which is usually used for those who don't belong to the class or course.
用法: E.g. 同學：可以邀請我sit堂嗎？ E.g. 我見到嗰位先生成日要sit堂。係助教還是professor?
定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who think that there should not be work life balance in a job.
用法: E.g. 鍾培生：創立HKTCG呢段時間，我發現工作係唔應該有work life balance！(Derek Chung: Since founding HKTCG, I’ve realized that work shouldn't be about "work-life balance"!)
同義詞: 工作與生活平衡
定義: This is an lot more linguistically efficient way of saying the Cantonese equivalent '打電話', which has 3 long syllables.
用法: E.g. 可以兒家call你嗎？ E.g. 我尋日call爆你機都唔聽。你去左邊呀？
參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
定義: A code-mixing word that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to '資料庫' in the IT sector. Also see 'database'.
用法: E.g. 連得到個db未? 定係connect唔到呢?
同義詞: 資料庫
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term transliterated from ‘咗’, which is equivalent to the ‘-ed’ particle for past tense in English.
用法: E.g. Jo jor gong for mei ar? (做咗功課未呀？） E.g. Sik jor farn mei ar? (食咗飯未呀？）
同義詞: 咗
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/16/the-use-of-transliteration-in-kongish/
定義: A useful alternative if your boss is tired of hearing the word 'somehow' when you want to avoid saying 'I don't know' to a question.
用法: E.g. For some reason個file corrupt左。 E.g. For some reason個printer壞左。 E.g. For some reason今次個客唔搵我地。
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong court judges to refer to demonstrating and establishing the truth or validity of something by providing evidence and argument, which is especially strong to use in a court of law.
用法: E.g. 官：呢個，如果因為part of the prosecution case 嘅話，你一定要prove 嘅。(Judge: If this is part of the prosecution case, you must prove it.)
同義詞: 證明
參考: https://hkupress.hku.hk/image/catalog/pdf-preview/9789888528202.pdf
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by a Jayden Mami when they want their children to become conscious when getting out of bed in the morning, in addition to just getting up physically as in '起身' in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. Angus, 起身wake up喇。What time is it now? (Angus, get up and wake up. What time is it now?)
同義詞: 醒; 起身
參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZhrxjDgEKu/ (使用手機版本)
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe working for a job while looking for a better one. (騎牛搵馬 - ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5)
用法: E.g. Look for a job first! You can always ride an ox while looking for a horse!
同義詞: 騎牛搵馬
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575
定義: Also known as 'human router', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an employee whose role is simply to help people communicate or transfer information from one to another, without providing much of a real value or asset to the company.
用法: E.g. 成日話 developer 人難溝通。好多 project manager 溝通咪一樣麻麻地。講野又無 developer 咁直接 淨係識遊花園/做 router。人際關又唔係特別好 (It is often said that developers are difficult to communicate with. But in fact, many project managers communicate just as poorly, as they don't talk as directly as a developer, as they often beat around the bush and act like a router. Their interpersonal skills are also not particularly good.)
同義詞: 人類路由器
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3844073/page/4