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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

challenge

定義: An alternative way of referring to someone who's getting on your nerves, as the equivalent term '挑戰' in Cantonese sounds too much like a real duel or battle and hence too provocative to use. 用法: E.g. 老闆:夠喇。你唔好係到挑戰我。你:我幾時有挑戰過你呀?! E.g. 老闆:夠喇。你唔好係到challenge我。你:*silence*

night cat / ghost

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who sleeps very late and doesn't wake up early. Similar to 'night owl' in English. (夜貓/夜鬼) 用法: E.g. Maintain good health by sleeping early! Don't be a night cat / night ghost! 同義詞: 夜貓/夜鬼參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/55996/

gas

定義: Often used as '嘥gas', this is a code-mixing term that is used by native Hong Kongers to refer to wasting one's efforts. 用法: E.g. 你唔洗嘥gas,佢唔會聽你講。同義詞: 嘥gas,白費功夫參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW0x5-SyI4o
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where you cannot force someone into seeking help if they do not accept it. 用法: E.g. I offered to help him with his homework but he never sent it over. Oh well... if the cow doesn't drink water, you cannot press the cow's head down.同義詞: 牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

MTR

定義: Pronounced as 'm-tee-ah-lo', this is a code-mixing term used by the grassroot class Hong Kongers to refer to the train station. 用法: E.g. Foreigner: Excuse me, where is the MTR? HK'er: What? Foreigner: Where is the 'm-tee-ah-lo'? HK'er: Oh I understand! 'm-tee-ah-lo' is over there!

menu

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the list of dishes available at a restaurant. (餐牌) 用法: E.g. 伙記,唔該比個menu我睇呀。同義詞: 餐牌參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

I mean

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

firm

定義: A shortened term of the word 'confirm' in English, used to maximise communicative efficiency and to get the listener to confirm ASAP. 用法: E.g. 下個月個party既日期firm左未呀? E.g. 你下次個appointment firm左未呀? E.g. Firm左未呀?快D啦。

check

定義: (verb) A more suitable term for the Cantonese equivalent word '檢查', which sounds too formal and serious, like doing a body check. 用法: E.g. 同我check吓份文件好嗎?參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

bug

定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by people in the IT sector to refer to a computer bug (漏洞). 用法: E.g. 唔係掛?今次個program有咁多bug?!
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