街症

/kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) general out-patient clinic service provided by the public healthcare system


燈神

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, sarcastic) one who often makes incorrect predictions; jinx


/kɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋɐp̚⁵/

/kɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋɐp̚⁵/

Irregular romanisation of 鳩噏／鸠噏 (gau¹ ngap¹). Equivalent to 9 (gau¹) + up (ngap¹).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, leetspeak, vulgar) to talk nonsense; to bullshit


天地線

2003 January 6, Oriental Daily News, 警隊新裝設計師評欠威嚴 (New Police Uniform: Designers Scrutinize Lack of Dignity):

Another police officer from the Emergency Unit, Wong Ying-kit believes that the biggest advantage of the new uniform is the abolition of Sam Browne belt, called "sky and ground belt" previously. Reflective stripes on the coat also benefit crowd control and dealing with traffic accidents.

Lìng yīmíng chōngfēngduì jǐngyuán Wángyīngjié rènwèi, xīn zhìfú zuìdà yōudiǎn shì qǔxiāo le yǐwǎng súchēng “tiāndìxiàn” de jiānbǎng zhí dài jí yāo jiān pí dài, wàiyī de fǎnguāng dài yì yǒuzhù jǐngyuán kòngzhì rénqún jí chùlǐ jiāotōng yìwài.

另一名衝鋒隊警員王英傑認為，新制服最大優點是取消了以往俗稱「天地線」的肩膀直帶及腰間皮帶，外衣的反光帶亦有助警員控制人群及處理交通意外。

另一名冲锋队警员王英杰认为，新制服最大优点是取消了以往俗称「天地线」的肩膀直带及腰间皮带，外衣的反光带亦有助警员控制人群及处理交通意外。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Sam Browne belt


紅都面嗮

/hʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ miːn²² saːi̯³³/

/hʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ miːn²² saːi̯³³/

From an unintended speech error made by actor Moses Chan in the 2005 TV drama Love Bond, where he said 紅都面嗮 (literally “red has become face”) instead of 面都紅嗮 (literally “face has become red”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) to blush


cap圖

/kʰɛːp̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/kʰɛːp̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to take a screenshot


cap圖

/kʰɛːp̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/kʰɛːp̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/


中國佬

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄠˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction slang) China State Construction Engineering


信你一成，雙目失明

If I believe ten-percent of what you say, both of my eyes will turn blind.

seon³ nei⁵ jat¹ sing⁴, soeng¹ muk⁶ sat¹ ming⁴

seun néih yāt sìhng, sēung muhk sāt mìhng

soen³ nei⁵ jat⁷ sing⁴, soeng¹ muk⁹ sat⁷ ming⁴

sên³ néi⁵ yed¹ xing⁴, sêng¹ mug⁶ sed¹ ming⁴

/sɵn³³ nei̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ mʊk̚² sɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang) Used to express that someone is not believable


核爆

/xɤ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɐt̚² paːu̯³³/

/hut̚⁴⁻³² pɔk̚⁴/

/hut̚²⁴⁻² pɔk̚²⁴/

/hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pɔk̚¹²¹/

/hut̚⁴⁻³² pɔk̚⁴/

/hut̚⁴⁻³² pɔk̚⁴/

/xɤ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɐt̚² paːu̯³³/

/hut̚⁴⁻³² pɔk̚⁴/

/hut̚²⁴⁻² pɔk̚²⁴/

/hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pɔk̚¹²¹/

/hut̚⁴⁻³² pɔk̚⁴/

/hut̚⁴⁻³² pɔk̚⁴/

柒到核爆

型到核爆

熱到核爆

热到核爆

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) extremely, intensively, explosively (exaggerated form of 爆, used with the particle 到)


是咁的

/siː²² kɐm³⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

/siː²² kɐm³⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

Mixed written vernacular Chinese and Cantonese writing.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, originally Internet slang) Synonym of 係噉嘅／系噉嘅 (hai6 gam2 ge2, “it is in this way”) (used as an opening of a post)


食自己

/sɪk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/

/sɪk̚² t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵/


藍剔

/laːm²¹ tʰɪk̚⁵/

/laːm²¹ tʰɪk̚⁵/

2020, “隔離”, 陳耀森 [Yiu Sum], 朱敏希 [KW] (lyrics), 嚴曉蕾 [Racy Yim] (music)performed by 陳凱詠 [Jace Chan]:

The blue checkmark is tempting me to wait for him

藍剔 誘惑我等他

蓝剔 诱惑我等他

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) blue checkmark indicating that a WhatsApp message is read (Classifier: 個／个 c)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, social media, neologism) blue checkmark; verified account


藍剔

/laːm²¹ tʰɪk̚⁵/

/laːm²¹ tʰɪk̚⁵/

2019, Tang Cheuk Kit, CSESS Journal, issue 2018–2019, page 5:

"Heyy, why are you R-bombing me", even though Kit turned off this function on Whatsapp, he will know if you have read his messages.

“Heyy, zou⁶ me¹ laam⁴ tik¹ ngo⁵”, zik¹ si² aa³ git⁶ ge³ Whatsapp sik¹ zo² ji¹ go³ gung¹ nang⁴, keoi⁵ dou¹ wui⁵ zi¹ dou³ nei⁵ gau³ ging² duk⁶ zo² keoi⁵ ge³ seon³ sik¹ mei⁶.

「Heyy，做咩藍剔我」，即使呀傑嘅Whatsapp熄咗依個功能，佢都會知道你究竟讀咗佢嘅訊息未。

「Heyy，做咩蓝剔我」，即使呀杰嘅Whatsapp熄咗依个功能，佢都会知道你究竟读咗佢嘅讯息未。

leave someone on read
leave someone on read

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, transitive) to leave someone on read on WhatsApp; to bluetick


紅棍

/xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ kʷɐn³³/

/xʊŋ³⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ kʷɐn³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, crime, cant) red pole (a martial commander in a triad, similar to a caporegime in the Mafia)


/siː⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/

/siː⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/

Likely by analogy of C9. Alternatively, from 死佬 (si² lou²).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) husband


un頂able

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

Applying English affixes un- and -able to 頂／顶 (ding2, “to bear; to withstand”).

It rained heavily just when I got off work. It’s impossible for me to stand!

fong³ gung¹ sin¹ gam³ daai⁶ jyu⁵, zan¹ hai⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴!

放工先咁大雨，真係un頂able！

放工先咁大雨，真系un顶able！

No one likes the unbearable smell from garbage.

mou⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ zung¹ ji³ laap⁶ saap³ go² zam⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴ ge³ mei⁶.

冇人會中意垃圾嗰𠹻un頂able嘅味。

冇人会中意垃圾嗰𠹻un顶able嘅味。

It’s said that “unbearable people are everywhere”; this probably even sticks nearer to the core of truth than water is wet.

2013 October 11, https://hk.news.yahoo.com/blogs/goodjobs/笑住藐7大un頂able同事-020215710.html

dou¹ syut³ gwo³ “‘an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴’ dik¹ jan⁴ mou⁴ cyu³ bat¹ zoi⁶”, ze² daai⁶ koi³ bei² “aa³ maa¹ si⁶ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻²” gang³ tip³ gan⁶ zan¹ lei⁵ hat⁶ sam¹.

都說過「『un頂able』的人無處不在」，這大概比「阿媽是女人」更貼近真理核心。

都说过「『un顶able』的人无处不在」，这大概比「阿妈是女人」更贴近真理核心。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, humorous) unbearable; impossible to stand; hard to put up with


死氣

(Hong Kong Cantonese) exhaust gas (from a vehicle)


acc

/aː²² kʰaːn⁵⁵/

/aː²² kʰaːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of account


奸爸爹

/kaːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

/kaːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Synonym of 加油 (gaa¹ jau⁴⁻²)


undinable

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

English un- + 頂／顶 (ding2) + English -able.

compound

2011, 李家仁 [David Lee], lyrics by 韋然 [Paul Knight], 小明去東莞

dung¹ gun² waa⁶⁻² zan¹ hai⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴

東莞話真係undinable

东莞话真系undinable

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) unbeatable; incomparable


單機

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to do something by oneself, without external interaction


麥皮

/mɐk̚² pʰei̯²¹/

/mɐk̚² pʰei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Taishanese) rolled oats


蛇𠺌

/sɛː²¹ kʷɛː⁵⁵/

/sɛː²¹ kʷɛː⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English scare.

psm

2021, Kidult Daddy 毒男爸爸, 《毒男爸爸之論盡育兒手記》, page 82

go¹⁻⁴ go¹ sing³ gaak³ “se⁴ gwe¹”, zo² gu³ jau⁶ paan³ fei¹ soeng⁴ gan² san⁶, jau⁴ jyu⁴ jat¹ toi⁴ coeng⁴ kei⁴ hoi¹ kai² dik¹ sin¹ zeon³ leoi⁴ daat⁶; sai³ lou² sing³ gaak³ seot¹ zik⁶, jau⁵ cin⁴ mou⁴ hau⁶ waang⁴ cung¹ zik⁶ zong⁶, dit³ dit³ pung³ pung³ koek³ gin¹ ngai⁶ dak¹ zoeng⁶ “siu¹ saa² go¹” jat¹ bun¹ dik¹ daa² bat¹ sei² siu² jing¹ hung⁴.

哥哥性格「蛇𠺌」，左顧右盼非常謹慎，猶如一台長期開啟的先進雷達；細佬性格率直，有前無後橫衝直撞，跌跌碰碰卻堅毅得像「瀟灑哥」一般的打不死小英雄。

哥哥性格「蛇𠺌」，左顾右盼非常谨慎，犹如一台长期开启的先进雷达；细佬性格率直，有前无后横冲直撞，跌跌碰碰却坚毅得像「潇洒哥」一般的打不死小英雄。

(Hong Kong Cantonese) easily scared; timid; cowardly


/lʊk̚² juː⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² juː⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, euphemistic) Alternative form of on9.


/ɪk̚² sɛːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚² liː²¹/

/ɪk̚² sɛːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚² liː²¹/

Tmesis of English exactly + 7 (“freaking”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar, humorous) freaking exactly; hell yeah


fam J

/fɛːm⁵⁵ t͡sei̯⁵⁵/

/fɛːm⁵⁵ t͡sei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) famous person on the Internet (though not famous enough to be considered a celebrity)


摩牙

/mɔː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/

/mɔː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) moar; an expression showing desire for more; asking for more (often used as a response to posts with sexually appealing content)


些牙

/sɛː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/

/sɛː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to share (especially links and online media)


荷蘭水蓋

/hɔː²¹ laːn²¹⁻⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ kɔːi̯³³/

/hɔː²¹ laːn²¹⁻⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ kɔːi̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated, humorous) medal; badge (due to the resemblance of appearance between a soft drink lid and a medal)


白色太陽槍

/paːk̚² sɪk̚⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Calque of English white sun gun, a disguised romanisation of Cantonese 衛生巾／卫生巾 (wai⁶ sang¹ gan¹, “sanitary napkin”).

m+

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) sanitary napkin


不漏洞拉

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

From Vietnamese bắt đầu từ nay (“from now on”), used at the beginning of a Vietnamese-language public service announcement notifying Vietnamese boat people that they would not be granted asylum and would be deported back to Vietnam, which was broadcast regularly on the radio broadcaster RTHK.

bor

(Hong Kong Cantonese, offensive, ethnic slur) mimicking greeting in Vietnamese


不漏洞拉

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, offensive, ethnic slur) Vietnamese refugees; Vietnamese


荷蘭銀行支票

/hɔː²¹ laːn⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰiːu̯³³/

Calque of English Holland bank cheque, a disguised romanisation of Cantonese 好 (hou2, “very”) + 撚 (lan2, “fucking”) + 笨柒 (ban6 cat6, “stupid”)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous, euphemistic) very stupid


童子軍跳彈床——是鳩但

/tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯³³ taːn²² t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹ siː²² kɐu̯⁵⁵ taːn²²/

Homophonous pun between scout彈／scout弹 (si6 gau1 daan6, “scout bounces”) and 是鳩但／是鸠但 (si6 gau1 daan6, “fucking whatever”), the expletive-infixed form of 是但 (si6 daan6, “whatever”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated, vulgar) fucking whatever; fucking casually; don't fucking care


可摸耳

/hɔː³⁵ mɔː³⁵ jiː¹³/

/hɔː³⁵ mɔː³⁵ jiː¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, chiefly Internet slang) whether or not; can or can't


煲水新聞

/pou̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/pou̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/


如咪

/jyː³⁵ mɐi̯²²/

/juː³⁵ mɐi̯²²/

/jyː³⁵ mɐi̯²²/

/juː³⁵ mɐi̯²²/

Contraction of 如果唔係／如果唔系 (jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6).

contraction

(Hong Kong Cantonese, rare) otherwise; if not


方太教煮餸——整定

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵ kaːu̯³³ t͡syː³⁵ sʊŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³⁵ tɪŋ²²/

Lisa Fong is a television personality who hosts cooking shows, in which she often moves on to the next step with an identical dish that is prepared in advance, due to time constraints. Hence her method of teaching cookery is described as 整定 (zing² ding⁶, “pre-made, prepared in advance”), which has another sense of “predestined; preordained”.

Mrs. Fong teaches cooking dishes - it's made in advance

(Hong Kong Cantonese) predestined; preordained


北角夜總會——麗池

/pɐk̚⁵ kɔːk̚³ jɛː²² t͡sʊŋ³⁵ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ lɐi̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹/

Pun on 麗池 (lai6 ci4, “The Ritz Night Club”) and 例遲 (lai6 ci4, “habitually late”). The former is a nightclub near North Point, and also name of a general area 麗池 (lai6 ci4, “Lai Chi”) named after the nightclub, in present-day Quarry Bay.

Nightclub in North Point:The Ritz Night Club

(Hong Kong Cantonese) habitually late; always late; frequently late


cap水

/kʰɛːp̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/kʰɛːp̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to obtain and accumulate large amounts of money via dishonest means such as overcharging; to profiteer


jetso

/t͡sɛːt̚⁵ sou̯²¹/

/t͡sɛːt̚⁵ sou̯²¹/

From English jetso, from Cantonese 著數／着数 (zoek6 sou3).

(Hong Kong Cantonese) benefit; advantage; discount


N展

/ɛːn⁵⁵ t͡siːn³⁵/

/ɛːn⁵⁵ t͡siːn³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of engine


嘥銀時

/saːi̯⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ siː²¹/

/saːi̯⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ siː²¹/

Humorous phono-semantic matching of English science. Literally 嘥銀時／嘥银时 (“waste money and time”), suggesting that science is a waste of time and money due to the lack of career paths.

psm

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang, humorous) science subjects or majors


phy chem bio

/fiː⁵⁵ kʰɛːm⁵⁵ paːi̯²²/

/fiː⁵⁵ kʰɛːm⁵⁵ paːi̯²²/

phy (fi1, “physics”) + chem (kem1, “chemistry”) + bio (baai6 o1, “biology”).

compound

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, school slang) science subjects


caltor

/kʰɛːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/kʰɛːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) calculator (electronic device) (Classifier: 部 c)

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


cal機

/kʰɛːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɛːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

From clipping of English calculator + 機／机 (gei1, “machine”).


cal機

/kʰɛːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɛːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to calibrate a machine


I go to school by bus

tlb

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, humorous)

/aːi̯²² kou̯⁵⁵ tʰuː²² skuː⁵⁵ paːi̯²² pɐs⁵⁵/

Internet slang originated from mid-2012, adopted from an example sentence from an English textbook in Hong Kong in the 90s.

a dummy text to be used as a placeholder for English text, such as in typesetting


out syl

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

From clipping of English out of syllabus.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) out-of-syllabus; not included in syllabus; exceeding syllabus


out syl

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang, of topics and concepts) to be out of syllabus; to be excluded from syllabus

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang, of question papers) to include questions or topics that are out of syllabus


in syl

/iːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/iːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

By analogy of out syl. See there for more.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) within syllabus; included in syllabus


咕姑固

/kuː²¹ kuː⁵⁵ kuː³³/

/kuː²¹ kuː⁵⁵ kuː³³/

Onomatopoeic. From the sound the birds produce.


大交合

/taːi̯²² kaːu̯⁵⁵ hɐp̚²/

/taːi̯²² kaːu̯⁵⁵ hɐp̚²/

Written alteration of 天文台 (tin1 man4 toi4, “Hong Kong Observatory”). Pun on 交合 (gaau1 hap6, “sexual intercourse”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous or sarcastic) Hong Kong Observatory


/jiː²² lɪŋ²¹ sei̯³³ lʊk̚²/

/jiː²² lɪŋ²¹ sei̯³³ lʊk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative) very long time period; eternity


grad din

/kʷɛːt̚⁵ tiːn⁵⁵/

/kʷɛːt̚⁵ tiːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) graduation dinner (for students)


gfable

/t͡ʃiː⁵⁵ ɛːf⁵⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

From English GF (“girlfriend”) + English -able.

suf

2018, 王貽興 [Ong Yi Hing], 《只是暫時不想戀愛》, Hong Kong: 日閲堂出版社, →ISBN, page 73

soeng¹ faan², naam⁴ jan⁴⁻² gok³ dak¹ hou² gfable, hou² sok³ hou² kap¹ jan⁵, sam⁶ zi³ fei¹ ceoi² bat¹ ho² dik¹ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻², zoi⁶ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻² ngaan⁵ zung¹, tung² tung² dou¹ hai⁶ gai¹ dou¹ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³

相反，男人覺得好gfable，好索好吸引，甚至非娶不可的女人，在女人眼中，統統都係雞都係公廁

相反，男人觉得好gfable，好索好吸引，甚至非娶不可的女人，在女人眼中，统统都系鸡都系公厕

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) bearing the ability or qualities to become someone's girlfriend; capable of becoming someone's girlfriend


/jɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

Phonetic representation of 一鳩嚿嚿／一鸠嚿嚿 (jat1 gau1 gau6-2 gau6) or 一嚿嚿嚿 (jat1 gau6 gau6 gau6), which is shortened from 講嘢一嚿嚿／讲嘢一嚿嚿 (gong2 je5 jat1 gau6 gau6, “to mumble (literally, speak in chunks)”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) with poor speaking or communication skills; lacking the ability to convey one's intended meaning


自己魚

ji⁶ géi² yu⁴⁻²

/t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/


薯嘜

/syː²¹ mɐk̚⁵/

/syː²¹ mɐk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) very stupid person


薯嘜

/syː²¹ mɐk̚⁵/

/syː²¹ mɐk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of clothing) very outdated; very old-fashioned; very stupid-looking


/ŋ̍¹³ pʰiː⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

/ŋ̍¹³ pʰiː⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

From 5P (“fivesome”) + 字 (zi6, “character”). This form of writing is often seen on the now-defunct 3boys2girls forum, which is referred to as 5P (“fivesome”) by other fora in a derogatory manner.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet) a type of writing used on the Internet, where some common Chinese characters are replaced by ones that are easier to type, usually in a deliberate manner, such as using homophones or removing radicals


屙拔甩

/ɔː⁵⁵ pɐt̚² lɐt̚⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ pɐt̚² lɐt̚⁵/

From English all blood.
Alternatively, from English all but luck.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, online gaming slang) gg


⿰⿳⿰SIR木阝

Created in movie Love Undercover (2002) as a Chinese character representing English sir.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) Alternative form of sir


E+

/jiː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

Irregular romanisation of 依家 (ji1 gaa1, “now”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of 依家 (ji1 gaa1)


E+

/jiː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/


黎生

/lɐi̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɐi̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

2019-2020 Hong Kong protests
Cable News Hong Kong
MTR

From a metro passenger named Mr. Lai who was interviewed on August 5, 2019, during the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests by Cable News Hong Kong. He criticised the civil disobedience movements in MTR stations, stating "My demand is to go to work".

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) one who treats their job as top priority


黎生

/lɐi̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɐi̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) treating one's job as top priority


升呢

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɛː⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, gaming) to level up

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) to level up; to promote


轉channel

/t͡syːn³³ t͡sʰɛːn⁵⁵ nou̯²¹/

/t͡syːn³³ t͡sʰɛːn⁵⁵ nou̯²¹/

(literally) to switch channels on television


刁時

/tiːu̯⁵⁵ siː²¹/

/tiːu̯⁵⁵ siː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, sports) the situation where both sides reached the game point, such that one must score two points in order to win; the rounds after such situation occurs; the points scored in under such situation; the rules related to this situation


kai子

/kʰaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/kʰaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

zh-m

凱子／凯子 (kǎizi)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) idiot; fool

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


paedi

/pʰiː²² tiː²²/

/pʰiː²² tiː²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, healthcare worker jargon) paediatrics


0尊

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) without respect


high tech揩嘢，low tech撈嘢

/haːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ lou̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːk̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

Pun on homophonous pairs high vs 揩 (haai1) and low vs 撈／捞 (lou1).

(Hong Kong Cantonese) high-tech makes one get into troubles, low-tech makes one earn a lot


出pool

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pʰuː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pʰuː⁵⁵/

to exit the pool (of people who are still single)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, originally university slang) to start engaging in a romantic relationship; to start dating


天地堂

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ tei̯²² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ tei̯²² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) describes a timetable arrangement where one has classes in the early morning, followed by classes in the late afternoon or evening, with a large gap between the two.


出trip

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːp̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːp̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to go on a business trip; to travel abroad as part of one's work


seat位

/siːt̚⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/siːt̚⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

2012, 回到三國 [Three Kingdoms RPG], episode 1, spoken by 司馬信 (馬國明):

ngo⁵ mou⁵ aa³! ngo⁵ hai⁶ bou³ fuk⁶, ngo⁵ zing⁶ hai⁶ nam² zyu⁶ wan² lou⁵ syu² gaau¹ ci¹ keoi⁵ sit¹ wai⁶⁻², zing² gu² keoi⁵ zi¹ maa³!

我冇啊！我係報復，我淨係諗住搵老鼠膠黐佢seat位，整蠱佢之嘛！

我冇啊！我系报复，我净系谂住揾老鼠胶黐佢seat位，整蛊佢之嘛！

(Hong Kong Cantonese) vehicle seat (especially in privately-owned vehicles); bicycle seat


teslun

/tʰɛːs⁵⁵ lɐn³⁵/

Blend of English Tesla + irregular romanisation of 撚 (lan²).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, often demeaning) one who drives a car produced by Tesla Inc.


薄lock

/pɔːk̚² lɔːk̚⁵/

/pɔːk̚² lɔːk̚⁵/


向左走向右走

/hœːŋ³³ t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hœːŋ³³ jɐu̯²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

From the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Alternative form of 撚 (lan2, “fucking”)


搣時

(Hong Kong Cantonese) female teacher (usually young)


媽劇停

/maː⁵⁵ kʰɛːt̚² tʰɪŋ²¹/

/maː⁵⁵ kʰɛːt̚²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/maː⁵⁵ kʰɛːt̚² tʰɪŋ²¹/

/maː⁵⁵ kʰɛːt̚²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/


世一

/sɐi̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) number one


memo紙

/miː⁵⁵ mou̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/miː⁵⁵ mou̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) post-it note; sticky note (Classifier: 張／张 c)


compul

/kʰɐm²² pʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɐm²² pʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) compulsory; mandatory


compul

/kʰɐm²² pʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɐm²² pʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) something that is compulsory


派膠

/pʰaːi̯³³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/pʰaːi̯³³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, now dated) to call out someone's foolish act

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to act foolishly (especially intentionally)


souven

Clipping of English souvenir, from French souvenir (“souvenir, memory”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese) merch; souvenir, usually ones that are sold


返鄉下

/faːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵ haː²²⁻³⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵ haː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) to travel abroad to popular holiday destinations (usually Japan)


long d

/lɔːŋ⁵⁵ tiː⁵⁵/

/lɔːŋ⁵⁵ tiː⁵⁵/

long-distance relationship
long-distance relationship


熱菇

Borrowed from Japanese イく (iku, “to have an orgasm; to cum”).

bor

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, humorous) Interjection used when one is experiencing or approaching orgasm or ejaculation.


爆seed

Supposedly from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to exceed one's limits; to reach one's potential


生命麵包

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²² miːn²² paːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²² miːn²² paːu̯⁵⁵/

Pun on 生命麵包 (“Life Bread”), a brand of bread, and the life on the soggy bread, i.e. the sperms and the semen.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) soggy biscuit, using a slice of loaf bread


埋土

/maːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵/

/maːi̯²¹ tʰou̯³⁵/

Alteration of 理工 due to superstitious connotations related to 工字不出頭／工字不出头 (“one cannot become successful in life by being a worker”, literally “the vertical stroke in the character 工 does not poke above the first horizontal stroke”). The 𤣩 and 工 in 理工 are therefore replaced with 土, where the vertical stroke pokes above the first horizontal stroke.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) Hong Kong Polytechnic University


陀地

/tʰɔː²¹ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/tʰɔː²¹ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

Corrupted from 土地 (tou² dei⁶), which indicates the territories under control of criminal gangs.

收陀地 [Cantonese] ― sau¹ to⁴ dei⁶⁻² [Jyutping] ― collect protection money

(Hong Kong Cantonese) local bully; local thug

We have girls from both China and Hong Kong and it costs $150 for full package.

jau⁵ bak¹ gu¹ jau⁵ to⁴ dei⁶⁻², baak³ ng⁵ man¹ cyun⁴ tou³.

有北姑有陀地，百五蚊全套。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) local prostitute


廁所板

/t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵ paːn³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³³ sɔː³⁵ paːn³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) HKSAR passport (Classifier: 本 c)


種菌

/t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷʰɐn³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ kʷʰɐn³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to culture bacteria


霞姨

/haː²¹ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/haː²¹ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) contractor of extra actors


ocamp

/ou̯⁵⁵ kʰɛːm⁵⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ kʰɛːm⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly university slang) orientation camp


洗樓

/sɐi̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, in elections) to campaign for votes in the entire building


寵寵寵

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, ethnic slur) Used to mimic Korean speech.


㗎呢

/kɐ³³ nɛː⁵⁵/

/kɐ³³ nɛː⁵⁵/

This plate of sushi is really delicious!

ni¹ dip⁶ sau⁶ si¹ zan¹ hai⁶ hou² hou² sik⁶ ga³ ne¹!

呢碟壽司真係好好食㗎呢！

呢碟寿司真系好好食㗎呢！

(Hong Kong Cantonese, ethnic slur) Sentence-final particle used to mimic Japanese person speaking Cantonese.


語言偽術

/jyː¹³ jiːn²¹ ŋɐi̯²² sɵt̚²/

/jyː¹³ jiːn²¹ ŋɐi̯²² sɵt̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) obfuscatory language; politicianese; the techniques of creating and using such language


small potato

/siː²² mɔː⁵⁵ pʰou̯²² tʰei̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/siː²² mɔː⁵⁵ pʰou̯²² tʰei̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/smɔː⁵⁵ pʰou̯²² tʰei̯⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) small potatoes; a person of relatively little importance


high dip

From clipping of English higher diploma.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) higher diploma


兩餸飯

/lœːŋ¹³ sʊŋ³³ faːn²²/

/lœːŋ¹³ sʊŋ³³ faːn²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) two-dish rice; this this rice; rice box; rice with two sides; economy rice


北漏洞拉

/pɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

From Vietnamese bắt đầu từ nay (“from now on”). See 不漏洞拉 for more.

不漏洞拉 不漏洞拉#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese, offensive, ethnic slur) Alternative form of 不漏洞拉


北漏洞拉

/pɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

不漏洞拉 不漏洞拉#Chinese


賞花杏仁露

/sœːŋ³⁵ faː⁵⁵ hɐŋ²² jɐn²¹ lou̯²²/

/sœːŋ³⁵ faː⁵⁵ hɐŋ²² jɐn²¹ lou̯²²/

Corruption of 上返行人路 (soeng5 faan1 hang4 jan4 lou6, “get back onto the sidewalk”).

zh-m

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) A phrase used for satirising the Hong Kong Police Force.


Initialism of English what + Cantonese 7 (cat1), a euphemism for Chinese 柒 (cat6, “penis”) + English u (“you”) + Cantonese 四 (sei3, “four”), near-homophone with English say and written as a number.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) what on earth are you saying?


禮義廉

/lɐi̯¹³ jiː²² liːm²¹/

/lɐi̯¹³ jiː²² liːm²¹/

League of Social Democrats
zh:社會民主連線#民建聯禮義廉T恤事件

Omission of 恥 from 禮義廉恥, implying a lack of 恥 (“sense of shame”).
The sense for DAB was popularized through the controversy about a T-shirt sold at New Year's market in 2010 by League of Social Democrats, which was printed with the parody logo of DAB, but with the party name changed into 禮義廉.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory, originally Internet slang) Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)


射波

/sɛː²² pɔː⁵⁵/

/sɛː²² pɔː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, idiomatic) to pull a sickie


七級豬

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, card games) pig (card game)


膠蟹

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/

Named as such due to it being made of plastic.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) 10-dollar note


青蟹

/t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) 10-dollar note


花蟹

/faː⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/

/faː⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/

Named in reference to its colourful pattern.


/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar, humorous) Alternative spelling of sor9ry.


/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

Tmesis of English sorry + 9 (“freaking”).

I'm sorry for my fucking divine looks / Are you mad? If so I'm sorry!

2023, 【粗口版】好撚可愛對吾住

ngo⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ hou² lan² jau⁵ sin¹ hei³ deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶, hai⁶ mai⁶ hou² lan² nau¹ ne¹ so¹ gau¹ li⁴

禾真系好能有仙氣對吾住 系米好能嬲呢梳9梨

2023, 【粗口版】好撚可愛對吾住

禾真系好能有仙气对吾住 系米好能嬲呢梳9梨

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar, sometimes humorous or sarcastic) fucking sorry


一樓一

/jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

一樓一鳳 一樓一鳳#Chinese

一楼一凤 一楼一凤#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for 一樓一鳳／一楼一凤.

Short for 一樓一鳳／一楼一凤.


一樓一鳳

/jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ fʊŋ²²/

/jɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ fʊŋ²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) a system under which female prostitutes operate individually in a flat


NDS

/ɛːn⁵⁵ diː⁵⁵ ɛːs⁵⁵/

Initialism of 內地生／内地生 (nèidìshēng). Also a pun on Nintendo DS, a gaming console, often abbreviated to NDS. The gaming console is foldable (摺／折 (zip³)), whereas the students are not socializing with others (摺／折 (zip³)). Also reminiscent of English NCS (“non-Chinese speaking (student)”).

cog

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) mainland Chinese student


厚多士

/hɐu̯¹³ tɔː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/hɐu̯¹³ tɔː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Corruption of 好多事 (hou2 do1 si6), popularized through a video on YouTube in 2014, in which a woman was yelling this phrase with Mainland accent.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) meddlesome


有食唔食，罪大惡極

jau⁵ sik⁹ m⁴ sik⁹, dzoey⁶ daai⁶ ok⁸ gik⁹

/jɐu̯¹³ sɪk̚² m̩²¹ sɪk̚² t͡sɵy̯²² taːi̯²² ɔːk̚³ kɪk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) if one can enjoy something but chooses to decline it, one has committed a grave sin


洗頭艇

/sɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɛːŋ¹³/

/sɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰɛːŋ¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) speedboat used for smuggling


通坑渠

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, sports, chiefly soccer) to nutmeg


/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/


坐房

/t͡sʰɔː¹³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː¹³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, office) to have one's room in an office (as opposed to working in the open office)


unfol

/ɐn²² fɔː⁵⁵/

/ɐn²² fɔː⁵⁵/

From English unfollow. Equivalent to English un- + fol (“to follow”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, social media) to unfollow


中同

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Short for 中學同學／中学同学.

zh-etym-short

Short for 中學同學／中学同学

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) classmates at secondary school


文雀

/mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³⁻³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³⁻³⁵/


臭格

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ kaːk̚³/

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ kaːk̚³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) holding cell


頂閘

/tɪŋ³⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/tɪŋ³⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, of a bus) to be fully loaded with passengers such that no additional passengers can board


返家鄉

/faːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance, slang, of a stock) to rise back to the original buying price


安全佬

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ lou̯³⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹ lou̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) safety officer


老綜

/lou̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ³³/

/lou̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Synonym of 綜援／综援


老危

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

危險駕駛 危險駕駛#Chinese

危险驾驶 危险驾驶#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Synonym of 危險駕駛／危险驾驶

Synonym of 危險駕駛／危险驾驶


老強

/lou̯¹³ kʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Synonym of 強姦／强奸 (“to rape”)


老銅

/lou̯¹³ tʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ tʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Synonym of 銅鑼灣／铜锣湾 (“Causeway Bay”)


老尷

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Synonym of 尷尬／尴尬 (“embarrassing; embarrassed; awkward”)


老不

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Synonym of 不小心駕駛／不小心驾驶 (“careless driving”)


叉能廚

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰyː²¹/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰyː²¹/


叉能廚

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰyː²¹/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰyː²¹/


炒底

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to replace plain rice with fried rice (often in cha chaan tengs)


加底

/kaː⁵⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to add rice in a meal (often in cha chaan tengs)


財仔

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Short for 財務公司／财务公司

借財仔

借财仔

(Hong Kong Cantonese) money lending company


車cam

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ kʰɛːm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ kʰɛːm⁵⁵/


反cup

/faːn³⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵/

/faːn³⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have a comeback (in sports); to reverse the situation


跌watt

/tiːt̚³ wɔːt̚⁵/

/tiːt̚³ wɔːt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to decline in performance


教會歌

/kaːu̯³³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kaːu̯³³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/

Due to the fact that many Christian hymns, especially those whose lyrics were written with Mandarin in mind, have poor tone-melody correspondence when sung in Cantonese.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) song with lyrics that have poor tone-melody correspondence


落charge

/lɔːk̚² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/

/lɔːk̚² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, law) to charge with a crime


開P

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

開／开 (kāi) + English P, from English party.


贏國

/jɛːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/jɛːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, sarcastic) People's Republic of China; China


幻幻

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) little girl


Eng lit

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ liːt̚⁵/

/ɪŋ⁵⁵ liːt̚⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ liːt̚⁵/

/ɪŋ⁵⁵ liːt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) English literature (subject)


隱形戰車

/jɐn³⁵ jɪŋ²¹ t͡siːn³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/jɐn³⁵ jɪŋ²¹ t͡siːn³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

2022 July 6, Ming Pao, 停牌男駕寶馬遇「隱形戰車」佯裝受查駕車逃去 涉拒捕停牌駕駛被捕 (Man with Suspended License Fled Unmarked Police Vehicle Traffic Stop after Purporting to Comply, Arrested for Resisting Arrest and Driving under Suspended License):

At about 3PM when an unmarked police vehicle from Traffic Kowloon West [of the Hong Kong Police] was patrolling Yim Po Fong Street, Mong Kok, the ALPR identified a BMW private car at the front has its car owner suspended. Police officers then initiated a traffic stop...

xiàwǔ 3 shí xǔ, yī liàng xī jiǔlóng jiāotōng bù yǐnxíngzhànchē xún jīng wàngjiǎo Rǎnbùfángjiē shí, chēpái shíbié xìtǒng zhēncè dào qián xíng yī liàng bǎomǎ sījiāchē de chēzhǔ yǐjīng tíngpái, jǐngyuán suì shàngqián jiéchá......

下午3時許，一輛西九龍交通部隱形戰車巡經旺角染布房街時，車牌識別系統偵測到前行一輛寶馬私家車的車主已經停牌，警員遂上前截查……

下午3时许，一辆西九龙交通部隐形战车巡经旺角染布房街时，车牌识别系统侦测到前行一辆宝马私家车的车主已经停牌，警员遂上前截查……

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) unmarked car, unmarked police vehicle used for traffic enforcement purposes


闊過西隧

/fuːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

/fuːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally slang) very wide


fat fat

/fɛːt̚⁵ fɛːt̚⁵/

/fɛːt̚⁵ fɛːt̚⁵/

Reduplication of English fat. fat is also a romanisation of 發 (faat3, “to become rich”), hence carrying the meanings of both.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, neologism) fat (rich; producing a large income)


摺被軍

/t͡siːp̚³ pʰei̯¹³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡siːp̚³ pʰei̯¹³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, humorous) People's Liberation Army


實Q

/sɐt̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɐt̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) security guard


From the keystrokes of 正 in the simplified Cangjie input method.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, neologism) attractive; beautiful; awesome; fantastic


汪阿姐

wong¹ a³ zé²⁻¹

/wɔːŋ⁵⁵ aː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/wɔːŋ⁵⁵ aː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

Named after 汪明荃 (Liza Wang), who has an iconic song 熱咖啡 (“Hot Coffee”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, restaurant slang) hot coffee


/kɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋɐp̚⁵ paː²¹/

/kɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋɐp̚⁵ paː²¹/

2015, 少少肥, 自修室‧學界嘅蘭桂坊, 日閱堂, →ISBN, page 137:

On the second day it was the exams for liberal studies. Professional “bullshitters” like me are especially good at sitting in a liberal studies exam, plus I have a quite good foundation in composition. After bullshitting that much I wouldn't be able to tell what I was talking about, but it should do the job, I suppose.

dai⁶ ji⁶ jat⁶, haau² tung¹ sik¹, ngo⁵ ni¹ di¹ zyun¹ jip⁶ “gau¹ ngap¹ baa⁴” haau² tung¹ sik¹ dak⁶ bit⁶ dak¹ sam¹ jing³ sau², gaa¹ soeng⁵ zi⁶ gei² zok³ man⁴⁻² dai² gei² hou², seoi¹ jin⁴ zi⁶ gei² gau¹ ngap¹ jyun⁴ jat¹ daai⁶ leon⁴ dou¹ m⁴ zi¹ zi⁶ gei² ngap¹ mat¹, zi¹ bat¹ gwo³ jing¹ goi¹ gwo³ dou³⁻² gwat¹ ge².

第二日，考通識，我呢啲專業「9upper」考通識特別得心應手，加上自己作文底幾好，雖然自己鳩噏完一大輪都唔知自己噏乜，之不過應該過到骨嘅。

第二日，考通识，我呢啲专业「9upper」考通识特别得心应手，加上自己作文底几好，虽然自己鸠噏完一大轮都唔知自己噏乜，之不过应该过到骨嘅。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak, vulgar) bullshitter; one who talks nonsense


握手位

/aːk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/aːk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/


堅離地

Near-homophonic pun on 堅尼地城／坚尼地城 (a place on Hong Kong Island).

2015 June 7, Hui Po Keung, “Archived copy”, in 從「堅離地」政改到「離地」政治 (From "out of touch" political reforms to "out of touch" politics), archived from the original on 2023-01-07:

The high-ranked officials "visited local communities" on bus to promote the political reforms, but did not dare to get off to directly talk to citizens. They were then mocked as "out of touch".

gou¹ gun¹ co⁵ baa¹ si⁶⁻² “lok⁶ keoi¹”, syun¹ cyun⁴ zing³ goi², daan⁶ koek³ bat¹ gam² haa⁶ ce¹ min⁶ deoi³ man⁴ zung³, bei⁶ gei¹ fung³ wai⁴ “gin¹ lei⁴ dei⁶”.

高官坐巴士「落區」，宣傳政改，但卻不敢下車面對民眾，被譏諷為「堅離地」。

高官坐巴士「落区」，宣传政改，但却不敢下车面对民众，被讥讽为「坚离地」。

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be out of touch; to have no practical sense


老吹

/lou̯¹³ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to talk big or talk nonsense


Housing

/hɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

/hɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Hong Kong Housing Authority


孖蒸

/maː⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/maː⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) a type of rice wine that has undergone two rounds of distillation


打書釘

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ syː⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ syː⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

(originally Hong Kong Cantonese) to read a book at a bookshop without buying it


跳point

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰɔːn⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰɔːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to increase in salary by moving up the wage scale


午更

/ŋ̍¹³ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ kaːŋ⁵⁵/


更表

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ piːu̯³⁵/

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ piːu̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) shift (working time for workers) schedule


cam man

/kʰɛːm⁵⁵ mɛːn⁵⁵/

/kʰɛːm⁵⁵ mɛːn⁵⁵/

Clipping of English cameraman. Equivalent to cam + English -man.

2018, “太陽花 Rape That Sun Flower”, performed by 光頭幫 TomFatKi:

What time is it? Twelve o'clock. Thirty-something degrees, think of it as training. The two cameramen treats it as working out at a gym

gei² do¹ dim², sap⁶ ji⁶ dim², saam¹ sap⁶ gei² dou⁶ dong³ dyun³ lin⁶, loeng⁵ go³ kem¹ men¹ dong³ zou⁶ zim¹

幾多點 十二點 三十幾度當鍛煉 兩個camman當做gym

几多点 十二点 三十几度当锻炼 两个camman当做gym


日更

/jɐt̚² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² kaːŋ⁵⁵/


揸𨋢

隔牆有耳：埋牙前夕撞到正 三個「主席」邊個揸𨋢？

2019 May 9, 李八方, Apple Daily, archived from the original on 2021-06-21:

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Alternative form of 揸弗 (“to be in charge”)


早更

/t͡sou̯³⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/


年初四噉嘅樣

/niːn²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sei̯³³ kɐm³⁵ kɛː³³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Originated from the following dialogue in The Lucky Guy (1998)

點嘅樣？

点嘅样？

Like [one's face] on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year.

年初四噉樣。

年初四噉样。

What? A face that is like on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year?

me¹ waa⁶⁻²? nin⁴ co¹ sei³ gam² ge³ joeng⁶⁻²?

咩話？年初四噉嘅樣？

咩话？年初四噉嘅样？

水哥面都青埋嘅？

On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, one's holiday comes to an end, they used up their money and has to go to work. How come would someone have a good-looking face?

nin⁴ co¹ sei³, gaa² jau⁶ fong³ jyun⁴, cin⁴ jau⁶ sai² saai³, gung¹ jau⁶ jiu³ faan¹, dim² wui⁵ hou² joeng⁶⁻² ne¹?

年初四，假又放完，錢又使嗮，工又要返，點會好樣呢？

年初四，假又放完，钱又使嗮，工又要返，点会好样呢？

年初四噉嘅样
年初四咁嘅樣

a face on the fourth day of theChinese New Year

Today is the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, but who would have thought the Hong Kong stock market has pulled a long face. The index plummeted for 742, which is almost a 4% decrease, what a pity.

gam¹ jat⁶ nin⁴ co¹ sei³ hoi¹ si⁵, dim² zi¹ gong² gu² bin³ zo² nin⁴ co¹ sei³ gam² ge³ joeng⁶⁻², cyun⁴ jat⁶ ging⁶ dit³ 742 dim² sau¹ si⁵, dit³ gan⁶ seng⁴ 4% aa³, jam¹ gung¹.

今日年初四開市，點知港股變咗年初四咁嘅樣，全日勁跌742點收市，跌近成4%呀，陰公。

今日年初四开市，点知港股变咗年初四咁嘅样，全日劲跌742点收市，跌近成4%呀，阴公。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) long face


劈友

/pʰɛːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/pʰɛːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to engage in a knife fight (especially when the fight is gang-related)


綠的

/lʊk̚² tɪk̚⁵/

/lʊk̚² tɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) New Territories taxi (Short for 綠色的士／绿色的士, coloured green)


紅的

/hʊŋ²¹ tɪk̚⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ tɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) urban taxi (Short for 紅色的士／红色的士, coloured red)


辣招

(Hong Kong Cantonese) harsh, draconian measures


冚旗

/kʰɐm³⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/kʰɐm³⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of taxis) to stop service


grant loan

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɛːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɛːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/


打耳

/taː³⁵ jiː¹³/

/taː³⁵ jiː¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) cute; adorable


典解

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly Internet slang, neologism) why?


負皮

/fuː²² pʰei̯²¹/

/fuː²² pʰei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) negative review; downvote


gchi

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) to support


飲咖啡

/jɐm³⁵ kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵/

/jɐm³⁵ kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵/

When a suspect is interrogated by ICAC, the staff would usually provide them with a cup of coffee of ask them if they would like a cup of coffee.

喝茶

to be taken in for questioning by the police; similar euphemism in Mandarin

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to be interrogated by the ICAC


QQ

/kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Reduplication of English cute or Cantonese Q.


眼鏡房

/ŋaːn¹³ kɛːŋ³³⁻³⁵ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kɛːŋ³³⁻³⁵ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) two rooms that are equal in size, with doors facing the same direction next to each other


head pre

/hɛːt̚⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

/hɛːt̚⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) head prefect


一言驚醒洛克人

/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³⁵ lɔːk̚² hɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

一言驚醒夢中人 一言驚醒夢中人#Chinese

一言惊醒梦中人 一言惊醒梦中人#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Synonym of 一言驚醒夢中人／一言惊醒梦中人.

Synonym of 一言驚醒夢中人／一言惊醒梦中人.


jot低

/t͡sɔːt̚⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːt̚⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/


double may

From English double may, which is a Hobson-Jobson of Taiwanese Mandarin 大波妹 (dàbōmèi), from Cantonese 大波妹 (daai⁶ bo¹ mui⁶⁻¹, “girl with big breasts”).

der

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) girl with big breasts


張中和

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ wɔː²¹/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ wɔː²¹/

Hobson-Jobson of Mandarin 尊重我 (zūnzhòng wǒ), as a fictional name.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) respect me


電視框

/tiːn²² siː²² kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² siː²² kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English discount.

psm

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) discount (reduction in price of goods)


C服

/siː⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/

/siː⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, humorous) Synonym of 舒服 (syu¹ fuk⁶).


環頭

/waːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/waːn²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) district(s) of the police force


大枝嘢

/taːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) with a big penis


八仔

/paːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/paːt̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Synonym of 八達通／八达通 (“Octopus card”). (Classifier: 張／张 c)


北京電視機

/pɐk̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːn²² siː²² kei̯⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ tiːn²² siː²² kei̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English fucking disgrace. From the reaction of Didier Drogba after the penalty appeals by Chelsea were rejected by the referee Tom Henning Øvrebø in a UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona in 2009.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) something extremely disgraceful

Chelsea F.C.
Didier Drogba
FC Barcelona
Tom Henning Øvrebø
UEFA Champions League


電視汁撈飯

/tiːn²² siː²² t͡sɐp̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ faːn²²/

/tiːn²² siː²² t͡sɐp̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵ faːn²²/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) to watch TV while eating


炒老細魷魚

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ lou̯¹³ sɐi̯³³ jɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

炒魷魚／炒鱿鱼 (“to sack”) + 老細／老细 (“boss”). Literally, “to fire one's boss”.

compound

炒魷魚／炒鱿鱼 (“to sack”) + 老細／老细 (“boss”)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) to quit one's job


父幹

/fuː²² kɔːn³³/

/fuː²² kɔːn³³/

Pun on 苦幹／苦干 (fu² gon³, “hard work; to work hard”). Popularized through an interview with Karson Choi by East Week, entitled 成功需苦幹／成功需苦干 (“Success Needs Hard Work”), despite him being the son of the toy magnate Francis Choi.

zh-m

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) father's work; (in general) parents' work


捽碟

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, of females) to masturbate


唱choir

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ kʷʰaːi̯⁵⁵ jaː³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ kʷʰaːi̯⁵⁵ jaː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to sing in a choir


餐屎

/t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

From English chance. Doublet of 叉燒／叉烧 (caa¹ siu¹).


澳門風扇——麻鳩煩

/ou̯³³ muːn²¹⁻³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ siːn³³ maː²¹ kɐu̯⁵⁵ faːn²¹/

Near homophonous pun between the English translation of 澳門風扇／澳门风扇 (ou3 mun4-2 fung1 sin3, “Macau fan”) and 麻鳩煩／麻鸠烦 (maa4 gau1 faan4, “fucking annoying”), the expletive-infixed form of 麻煩／麻烦 (maa4 faan4, “annoying”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated, vulgar) fucking annoying


阿head

/aː³³ hɛːt̚⁵/

/aː³³ hɛːt̚⁵/


揸兜

/t͡saː⁵⁵ tɐu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡saː⁵⁵ tɐu̯⁵⁵/

; "to fail in a subject in HKCEE, HKALE or HKDSE"

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to fail in a subject in HKCEE, HKALE or HKDSE


排到尖沙咀

/pʰaːi̯²¹ tou̯³³ t͡siːm⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be extremely popular


會操

/wuːi̯²² t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

/wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

/wuːi̯²² t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

/wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

任何成員有以下行為，即犯違紀行為——……無適當權限或合理辯解……而於當值或會操時遲到； [MSC, trad.]
任何成员有以下行为，即犯违纪行为——……无适当权限或合理辩解……而于当值或会操时迟到； [MSC, simp.]
rènhé chéngyuán yǒu yǐxià xíngwèi, jí fàn wéijì xíngwèi —...... wú shìdāng quánxiàn huò hélǐ biànjiě...... ér yú dāngzhí huò huìcāo shí chídào; [Pinyin]

Paragraph (9)(b), Schedule 1, Fire Services Ordinance (Cap. 95)

Any member commits an offence against discipline who— […] without proper authority or reasonable excuse […] arrives late for any duty or parade;


大陣

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐn²²/

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐn²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) spine; backbone (Classifier: 條／条 c)


傾pro

/kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰɪŋ⁵⁵ pʰɔː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to discuss a (school) project


潮文

/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ mɐn²¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ mɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) copypasta


troll game

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ kɛːm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ kɛːm⁵⁵/

小編嘅朋友就試過抽中梅林，喺睇壞人嘅過程入面講咗一句「OK」 ，搞到全世界都知道佢係梅林，要重新再玩過，Troll哂機。

2017 December 9, PolyLife, number 46.2, page 38:

(Hong Kong Cantonese, gaming or Internet slang) to troll others in a game, conversation, event, etc.


白鮓

The alternative form 白炸 is misinterpretation of the character 鮓／鲊 as jellyfish sting.
The sense of traffic police is from the white helmets they wear, resembling a jellyfish.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) traffic police officer


抄考

/t͡sʰaːu̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

Blend of 抄襲／抄袭 (caau¹ zaap⁶) + 參考／参考 (caam¹ haau²).

blend

(Hong Kong Cantonese, sarcastic) to plagiarize other's work while claiming only using it for reference


中伏

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ fʊk̚²/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ fʊk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, figurative) to be fooled; to experience something below expectation


跟車太貼

/kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ tʰiːp̚³/

/kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ tʰiːp̚³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figuratively) to follow the mainstream opinion too closely


財爺

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jɛː²¹/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jɛː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Financial Secretary


跳草裙舞

/tʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ mou̯¹³/

/tʰiːu̯³³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ mou̯¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of employees) to attempt to have a raise in pay or a promotion, by implying jumping ship or quitting


柴頭

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) sergeant


財自

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː²²/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː²²/

Short for 財務自由／财务自由.

zh-short

Short for 財務自由／财务自由.

financial independence
financial independence

(Hong Kong Cantonese) financial independence


財自

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː²²/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ t͡siː²²/

Short for 財務自由／财务自由.

Short for 財務自由／财务自由.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to achieve financial independence


老冧

老 (lou⁵, “prefix”) + 冧巴 (nam¹ baa², “number”).

af

(Hong Kong Cantonese, specifically, prison slang) prisoner's number


梳打埠

/sɔː⁵⁵ taː³⁵ fɐu̯²²/

/sɔː⁵⁵ taː³⁵ fɐu̯²²/

Macau is famous for its casinos. When the gamblers lose money, their wallets are like being washed with soda (i.e. all money is "washed away").

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) Macau


馬尿

/maː¹³ niːu̯²²/

/maː¹³ niːu̯²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, medicine, colloquial) ammonia and ipecacuanha mixture


屯門牛

/tʰyːn²¹ muːn²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/tʰyːn²¹ muːn²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/

Based on the stereotype that Tuen Mun is a very remote town with many cows, and locals could only commute to the city riding on cows.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous or self-deprecatory) locals of Tuen Mun


芝士腸

ji¹ xi⁶⁻² cêng⁴⁻²

/t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) small penis


廚師腸

/t͡sʰyː²¹ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰyː²¹ siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Genericized trademark of 廚師牌雞肉腸／厨师牌鸡肉肠 (“Valley Chef chicken franks”, literally “Chef brand chicken sausage”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese) chicken franks (sausage)


老牛

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

From 老 (lou⁵) + clipping of 牛仔褲／牛仔裤 (ngau⁴ zai² fu³, “jeans”).

clipping

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) jeans (Classifier: 條／条 c)


老牛

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

ngo⁵ zo² bin¹ lung⁴, jau⁶ bin¹ fu², lou⁵ ngau⁴⁻² zoi⁶ jiu¹ gaan¹, lung⁴ tau⁴ zoi⁶ sam¹ hau², jan⁴ dong² saat³ jan⁴, fat⁶ dong² saat³ fat⁶!

我左邊龍，右邊虎，老牛在腰間，龍頭在心口，人擋殺人，佛擋殺佛！

我左边龙，右边虎，老牛在腰间，龙头在心口，人挡杀人，佛挡杀佛！

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) knife for cutting beef (a common weapon among triads) (Classifier: 把 c)


乳豬紙

/jyː¹³ t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/jyː¹³ t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Derived from 乳豬盤／乳猪盘 (literally “plate for roasted suckling pig”), which the route information display board on bus stop signs in Hong Kong resemble.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, transport, slang) bus route map posted on bus stops


狗衝

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to rush crazily (for something)


color con

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative spelling of colour con (“coloured contact lens”).


colour con

(Hong Kong Cantonese) coloured contact lens


茄殊

/kʰɛː⁵⁵ syː²¹/

/kʰɛː⁵⁵ syː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) cash (money in the form of notes and coins)


租租

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) one who only rents; renter


上莊

上⫽莊 (canonical)
上庄
上庄
上庄
上裝
上庄

/sœːŋ¹³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to become an executive member of student associations


上莊

/sœːŋ²² t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ²² t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

上庄
上庄
上庄
上裝
上庄

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) previous student association; member of previous student association


廚叉

/t͡sʰyː²¹ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰyː²¹ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/

From its IATA code translingual HX, pronounced as H (ik¹ cyu⁴) + 叉 (caa¹, “cross”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Hong Kong Airlines


老妨

/lou̯¹³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

妨礙司法公正 妨礙司法公正#Cantonese

妨碍司法公正 妨碍司法公正#Cantonese

(Hong Kong Cantonese, criminal law, slang) Synonym of 妨礙司法公正／妨碍司法公正 (fong⁴ ngoi⁶ si¹ faat³ gung¹ zing³)


老謀

/lou̯¹³ mɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ mɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/


譚仔話

/tʰaːm²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/tʰaːm²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

Named after the Hong Kong mixian noodle restaurant chain Tamjai, which employs many new immigrants from Mainland China.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) Cantonese with heavy Mandarin accent


(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Synonym of 一樓一鳳／一楼一凤 (jat¹ lau⁴ jat¹ fung⁶)


船P

/syːn²¹ pʰiː⁵⁵/

/syːn²¹ pʰiː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) junk party; boat party


soon仔

/suːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/suːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

From the pronunciation of 孫仔／孙仔 (syun¹ zai²) by an elderly person in a television advertisement in 2021, likely influenced by Taishanese.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) grandchild


寶路華

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) blower; industrial-scale fan


做lab

/t͡sou̯²² lɛːp̚⁵/

/t͡sou̯²² lɛːp̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to conduct a lab (laboratory experiment)


食tea

/sɪk̚² tʰiː⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚² tʰiː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have afternoon tea


阿ger

/aː³³ t͡sœː²¹/

/aː³³ t͡sœː²¹/

阿 (aa³, “prefix for names”) + clipping of English manager.


佛沙

/fɐt̚² saː⁵⁵/

/fɐt̚² saː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, architecture or construction) facade


北泡

/pɐk̚⁵ pʰaːu̯³³/

/pɐk̚⁵ pʰaːu̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, often derogatory) North Korea


南泡

/naːm²¹ pʰaːu̯³³/

/naːm²¹ pʰaːu̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, often derogatory) South Korea


落更

/lɔːk̚² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to end one's work shift


編更

/pʰiːn⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰiːn⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to schedule and organise work shifts


頂更

/tɪŋ³⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/tɪŋ³⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to cover someone else's work shift


輪更

/lɵn²¹ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɵn²¹ kaːŋ⁵⁵/


追更

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to catch up with the previous work shift by working an earlier shift the next day


替更

/tʰɐi̯³³ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɐi̯³³ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

替更的士司机 [Cantonese, simp.]
tai³ gaang¹ dik¹ si⁶⁻² si¹ gei¹ [Jyutping]

(Hong Kong Cantonese) one who substitutes for other's work shift


調更

/tiːu̯²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/tiːu̯²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to swap work shifts or duties


等埋發叔

/tɐŋ³⁵ maːi̯²¹ faːt̚³ sʊk̚⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ maːi̯²¹ faːt̚³ sʊk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) Used as an excuse for being late.


沙頭角村長個女——你愛

saa¹ tau⁴ gok⁸ tsyn¹ dzoeng² go³ noey⁵⁻²

/saː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵ kɔː³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵ nei̯¹³ ɔːi̯³³/

Named after a leader of Yim Liu Ha Village in Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong in 1960s called 李愛／李爱 (lei5 oi3), which is near-homophonous to 你愛／你爱 (nei5 oi3, “you take it”). The name was mistaken as his daughter's since it sounds feminine.

沙头角村长个女——你爱
沙頭角村長個女——李愛

the daugher of Sha Tau Kok Village's leader - Lee Oi (you take it)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) Used to describe something that no one wants.


三叔

/sän⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, humorous) Samsung


風更

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) work shift (for a particular person) to be on duty during typhoon


藍精靈

ㄌㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ

/län³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/laːm²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/län³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/laːm²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) employee of KCR


roll機

/ɹou̯⁵⁵ ɡei⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to roll the camera; to start filming


奪命四式

/tyːt̚² mɪŋ²² sei̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/tyːt̚² mɪŋ²² sei̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) a kind of true-false question appearing in university examinations in Hong Kong with four choices, namely 正確／正确 (“true”), 錯誤／错误 (“false”), 部分正確／部分正确 (“partly true”), and 無從判斷／无从判断 (“not given”)


(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, derogatory) taxi driver


單撈

(Hong Kong Cantonese, transitive, computing) to download


chok cheat

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally gaming slang) to cheat


屌票

/tiːu̯³⁵ pʰiːu̯³³/

/tiːu̯³⁵ pʰiːu̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, HK politics, vulgar, derogatory, of politicians) to criticise voters for not voting for a certain party


水掣

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) flusher; flush button


亞加力膠

/aː³³ kaː⁵⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/aː³³ kaː⁵⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/


隨叉

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/


潮童

/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, sometimes derogatory, dated) one who attempts to be fashionable but fails to do so; chav; yob


公司治

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

公司三文治 公司三文治#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for 公司三文治 (gōngsī sānwénzhì, “club sandwich”).


帽事

/mou̯²²⁻³⁵ siː²²/

/mou̯²²⁻³⁵ siː²²/

Near-homophonic pun of 冇事 (mou⁵ si⁶, “no problem”). 帽 (mou⁶⁻²) is short for 綠帽／绿帽 (luk⁶ mou⁶⁻²).

帽事嘅……

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Used when one suspects someone has become a cuckold.


set頭

/sɛːt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/sɛːt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to style hair; to set hair


dom dom

/tɐm²¹ tɐm²¹⁻³⁵/

/tɐm²¹ tɐm²¹⁻³⁵/

Reduplication of dom, from clipping of English condom.


Mac機

/mɛːk̚⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/mɛːk̚⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Mac; MacBook (Apple computer) (Classifier: 部 c)


落畫

/lɔːk̚² waː²²⁻³⁵/

/lɔːk̚² waː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of a movie) to become unavailable at the end of its release schedule


開畫

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of a movie) to release on screen


叉廚

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː²¹/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː²¹/

Borrowed from English charge. Doublet of 叉 (“to charge; to recharge”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) to charge (to accuse of a crime)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) to charge (to require payment)


叉廚

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː²¹/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyː²¹/

落叉廚／落叉厨 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― lok⁶ caa¹ cyu⁴ [Jyutping]

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) charge (legal accusation)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) charge (payment; amount)


跳蘑菇

/tʰiːu̯³³ mɔː²¹ kuː⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯³³ mɔː²¹ kuː⁵⁵/

Named after the observation deck, which has a mushroom-shaped entrance.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, HKUST university slang, often humorous) to commit suicide by jumping off the observation deck at Atrium


堅過石堅

/kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/

/kiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ sɛːk̚² kiːn⁵⁵/

Reinterpretation of Hong Kong actor Shih Kien's name (literally "as hard as stone"). 堅／坚 (gin¹) can mean both “hard” and “true” in Cantonese.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) definitely true


賽跑冠軍

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ pʰaːu̯³⁵ kuːn³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ pʰaːu̯³⁵ kuːn³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

From the following dialogue between an elderly couple in a TV advertisement by the government

Not obeying the [traffic] lights, never taking the footbridge, always stepping right out into the road, trying to beat the speed of the traffic; you even think that you're so agile and fast!
I'm a running champion, you know…
I know you were, it was fifty years ago!

長者行人安全 [Elderly Pedestrian Safety], 道路安全議會 [Road Safety Council]

dang¹ jau⁶ m⁴ tai², jau⁵ tin¹ kiu⁴ jau⁶ m⁴ haang⁴, kei⁵ jau⁶ kei⁵ dou³ ceot¹ jat¹ ceot¹, tung⁴ di¹ ce¹ dau³ faai³, zung⁶ ji⁵ wai⁴ zi⁶ gei² hou² man⁵ zit⁶ tim¹!
ngo⁵ coi³ paau² gun³ gwan¹ lei⁴ ga¹ maa³, nei⁵ dou¹ ⋯⋯
ngo⁵ zi¹, ng⁵ sap⁶ nin⁴ cin⁴ a¹ maa³!

燈又唔睇，有天橋又唔行，企又企到出一出，同啲車鬥快，仲以為自己好敏捷添！
我賽跑冠軍嚟㗎嘛，你都⋯⋯
我知，五十年前吖嘛！

灯又唔睇，有天桥又唔行，企又企到出一出，同啲车斗快，仲以为自己好敏捷添！
我赛跑冠军嚟㗎嘛，你都⋯⋯
我知，五十年前吖嘛！

(Hong Kong Cantonese) one (especially an elderly person with less agility) who ignores road safety (e.g. crossing a road illegally) and ends up in a traffic accident


孭仔燈

[traffic] light that is carrying a child on the side

/mɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/mɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) traffic lights with split phase


出cheat

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to cheat; (gaming) to use cheating plug-ins


反cap

/faːn³⁵ kʰɛːp̚⁵/

/faːn³⁵ kʰɛːp̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have a comeback (in sports); to reverse the situation


孟加拉效應

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯²² jɪŋ³³/

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯²² jɪŋ³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Mandela effect


行咇

/haːŋ²¹ piːt̚⁵/

/haːŋ²¹ piːt̚⁵/


行孖咇

/haːŋ²¹ maː⁵⁵ piːt̚⁵/

/haːŋ²¹ maː⁵⁵ piːt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to walk the beat as a pair


磨袋

/mɔː²¹ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/mɔː²¹ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to rub one's bag (which contains a contactless smart card used for paying the tickets) against an RFID sensor at the ticket gates


嘢玩

/jɛː¹³ waːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/jɛː¹³ waːn²¹⁻³⁵/

Rebracketing of the construction “‹verb› + 嘢玩” (“‹verb› something to play”) (Au Yueng, 2018, page 108).


黑的

/hɐk̚⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) taxi which charges excessive fees


mon貼

/mɔːn⁵⁵ tʰiːp̚³/

/mɔːn⁵⁵ tʰiːp̚³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) screen protector (Classifier: 張／张 c; 塊／块 c)


回帶

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/wuːi̯²¹ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/wuːi̯²¹ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, figurative) to repost a topic


假膠

/kaː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/kaː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) one who intentionally acts foolishly or nonsensically


豬肉檯

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) exhibit table at a bookstore

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) hot desk, where the employees sit side by side and facing away from a corridor


camman

/kʰɛːm⁵⁵ mɛːn⁵⁵/

/kʰɛːm⁵⁵ mɛːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of cam man


組媽

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) female group leader in orientation camps


組爸

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) male group leader in orientation camps


街場

/kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

basketball court
basketball court#English

(Hong Kong Cantonese) outdoor sports facility (usually a basketball court or a football pitch)


put輪

/pʰuːt̚⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰuːt̚⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance) put warrant


call輪

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance) call warrant


揸弗人

/t͡saː⁵⁵ fiːt̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡saː⁵⁵ fiːt̚⁵ jɐn²¹/


見board

/kiːn³³ pɔːt̚⁵/

/kiːn³³ pɔːt̚⁵/

見／见 + English board (“committee that manages the business of an organisation”)

compound

en:board<t:committee that manages the business of an organisation>

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to go to a promotion interview


柯化

/ɔː⁵⁵ faː²¹/

/ɔː⁵⁵ faː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) offer (for a job etc.) (Classifier: 個／个 c)


拍乸

/pʰaːt̚⁵ naː³⁵/

/pʰaːt̚⁵ naː²¹/

/pʰaːt̚⁵ naː³⁵/

/pʰaːt̚⁵ naː²¹/


燒嘢食

/siːu̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ sɪk̚²/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ jɛː¹³ sɪk̚²/


which is

(Hong Kong Cantonese) which is; discourse marker introducing personal assessment or comment of the preceding clause


左仔

/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party#English

1967 Hong Kong riots
w:1967 Hong Kong riots

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory, dated) leftists (associated with Chinese Communist Party, especially those involved in 1967 Hong Kong riots)


死車

/sei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/sei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) parked vehicle on a road


掛波

/kʷaː³³ pɔː⁵⁵/

/kʷaː³³ pɔː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have a typhoon warning signal issued


升key雀

bird [that produces sound] that is increasing in pitch

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰiː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚²⁻³⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰiː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚²⁻³⁵/

Eudynamys scolopaceus
Eudynamys scolopaceus#Translingual

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)


車坑

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, bus jargon) vehicle lane in a terminus (Classifier: 條／条 c)


飛卜

From English Facebook. Doublet of 飛士卜／飞士卜.


飛士卜

/fei̯⁵⁵ siː²² pʊk̚⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ siː²¹ pʊk̚⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ siː³⁵ pʊk̚⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ siː²² pʊk̚⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ siː²¹ pʊk̚⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ siː³⁵ pʊk̚⁵/

From English Facebook. Doublet of 飛卜／飞卜 (fei¹ buk¹).

飞士卜
非士卜
飛屎卜
非屎卜
飛時卜
非時卜
飛是卜
非是卜


甩卡

/lɐt̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/

/lɐt̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have railcars separate


friend過夾band

/fɛːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ kaːp̚³ pɛːn⁵⁵/

/fɛːn⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ kaːp̚³ pɛːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, simile) in a very close or friendly relationship


叻架

/lɪk̚⁵ kaː³³⁻³⁵/

/lɪk̚⁵ kaː³³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) rigger


倒水

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tou̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tou̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) to rain heavily


卡佬

/kʰaː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/kʰaː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, transport jargon) bus driver


對唔字

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡siː²²/

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡siː²²/

Alteration of 對唔住／对唔住 (deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶, “sorry”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous or sarcastic) sorry


call G

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

call (“to call; to summon”) + G (“female prostitute”), from English call + Mandarin 雞／鸡 (jī). Compare 召妓 (ziu⁶ gei⁶, “to visit a female prostitute”, literally “to summon a prostitute”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) to visit a female prostitute


B仔

/piː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/piː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) bonus; premium


B仔

/piː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/piː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, prison slang) prisoner who works as helper or assistant to prison officers


locker仔

/lɔːk̚⁵ kʰaː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/lɔːk̚⁵ kʰaː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) locker room assistant


細電

/sɐi̯³³ tiːn²²/

/sɐi̯³³ tiːn²²/

Coordinate term: 大電／大电

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) electronic engineering


大電

Coordinate term: 細電／细电

electrical engineering
electrical engineering

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) electrical engineering


Poly

/pʰɔː⁵⁵ liː³⁵/

/pʰɔː⁵⁵ liː³⁵/

Clipping of English PolyU, short for polytechnic university.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) PolyU; Hong Kong Polytechnic University


food nut

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) food and nutrition science (as a subject)


平安紙

/pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) will and testament


鴨免

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) admin


開board

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ pɔːt̚⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ pɔːt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to hold a board meeting


伏伏伏

/fʊk̚² fʊk̚² fʊk̚²/

/fʊk̚² fʊk̚² fʊk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) helicopter


度頸

/tɔːk̚² kɛːŋ³⁵/

/tɔːk̚² kɛːŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to hang someone; to execute someone by hanging


萬能key

/maːn²² nɐŋ²¹ kʰiː⁵⁵/

/maːn²² nɐŋ²¹ kʰiː⁵⁵/

(by extension) something that is all-purpose or omnipotent; Ol' Reliable


key圖

/kʰiː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/kʰiː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to alter an image by superimposing another image onto it


key圖

/kʰiː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/kʰiː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) image that is altered in such manner (Classifier: 張／张 c)


K批

/kʰei̯⁵⁵ pʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯⁵⁵ pʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) clay pipe


包膠

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) report on one's experiences during a visit, especially a sexual one


包膠

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to make such report


蚹蛤蟈蜻

/fuː²¹ hɐp̚² kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/fuː²² kaːp̚³ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/fuː²¹ hɐp̚² kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/fuː²² kaːp̚³ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Graphical alteration of 符合國情／符合国情 (fu⁴ hap⁶ gwok³ cing⁴, “conforming to national conditions”) by adding the derogatory radical 虫 (“insect”) to each character.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, derogatory) the ridiculous thing that occurred is unsurprising as it matches the norm in mainland China


正皮

/t͡sɪŋ³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ pʰei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) positive review


高汁

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) high-quality


真心膠

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) one who does not understand humor or jokes and takes it seriously


直必腸

/t͡sɪk̚² piːt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚² piːt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Graphical alteration of 真心膠／真心胶 (zan¹ sam¹ gaau¹).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Synonym of 真心膠／真心胶 (zan¹ sam¹ gaau¹)


砌女

/t͡sʰɐi̯³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to assemble a computer


/jiː²² jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sei̯³³/

/jiː²² jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sei̯³³/

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase).

(Hong Kong Cantonese) welcome (said to a customer entering a Japanese shop)


路權撚

/lou̯²² kʰyːn²¹ lɐn³⁵/

/lou̯²² kʰyːn²¹ lɐn³⁵/

2020 October 25, 郭灝霆, quotee, “方駿宇 郭灝霆 倡共創安全道路”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page B4:

“Fellow cyclists should follow the traffic rules properly, to avoid letting people to criticise [those who do not follow the traffic rules] as a ‘right of way person’]”

“ce¹ jau⁵ jing¹ goi¹ hou² hou² zeon¹ sau² gaau¹ tung¹ dit⁶ zeoi⁶, bei⁶ min⁵ ziu¹ jan⁴ waa⁶ beng³ bei⁶ pai¹ ‘lou⁶ kyun⁴ eu¹’.”

「車友應該好好遵守交通秩序，避免招人話柄被批『路權L』。」

「车友应该好好遵守交通秩序，避免招人话柄被批『路权L』。」

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) cyclist on the road


噏西

/ɐp̚⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɐp̚⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/


科卡士

/fɔː⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/fɔː⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, horse racing, gambling, dated) forecast


披士

/pʰei̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/pʰei̯⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, horse racing, gambling) place (position)


磁能線

/t͡sʰiː²¹ nɐŋ²¹ siːn³³/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ nɐŋ²¹ siːn³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 痴撚線／痴撚线 (“fucking crazy”)


放break

/fɔːŋ³³ bɹɪk⁵⁵/


水炮車

/sɵy̯³⁵ pʰaːu̯³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ pʰaːu̯³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

2022 June 29, “涉拍攝警司妻和指罵為「水炮車」 男子被控遊蕩 官裁表證不成立”, in 香港01:

“dim² aa³, seoi² paau³ ce¹? nei⁵ soeng² dim² aa³, seoi² paau³ ce¹?”

「點啊，水炮車？你想點啊，水炮車？」

「点啊，水炮车？你想点啊，水炮车？」

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) wife of a policeman


掃把佬

Phono-semantic matching of English Subaru.

psm

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) Subaru (a Japanese automobile manufacturer)


波批

/pɔː⁵⁵ pʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ pʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) bored pile


威令

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) waling


冷氣軍師

/laːŋ¹³ hei̯³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/laːŋ¹³ hei̯³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) person who acts as a strategist without taking actual actions, especially on the Internet; back-seat driver; armchair general


any肥

/ɛːn⁵⁵ niː²¹ fei̯²¹/

/ɛːn⁵⁵ niː²¹ fei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, neologism) anyway (used to indicate a change of subject)


搞串個party

/kaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɔː³³ pʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

/kaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɔː³³ pʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, idiomatic) to upset the applecart by ignoring or disobeying the established rules or practices


甩P

/lɐt̚⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

/lɐt̚⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to apply for a full driving licence after one's probationary driving period


大圈仔

/taːi̯²² hyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² hyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) someone who has come to Hong Kong from Mainland China to commit crimes


大頭綠衣

/taːi̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lʊk̚² jiː⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ lʊk̚² jiː⁵⁵/

From the appearance of early Hong Kong Police uniform.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) police officer


坡佬

/pɔː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/


是咪

/siː²² mɐi̯²²/

/siː²² mɐi̯²²/

Mixed written vernacular Chinese and Cantonese writing.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Synonym of 係咪／系咪


傻的嗎

/sɔː²¹ tɪk̚⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/sɔː²¹ tɪk̚⁵ maː⁵⁵/

From the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 戇鳩／戆鸠 (ngong⁶ gau¹)


落坊

/lɔːk̚² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) to visit Lan Kwai Fong


sosci

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly university slang) social science


處死式熱水爐

/t͡sʰyː¹³ sei̯³⁵ sɪk̚⁵ jiːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, neologism, humorous) storage-type water heater (used for showering)


occu

/ɔːk̚⁵ kʰiːu̯³⁵/

/ɔːk̚⁵ kʰiːu̯³⁵/

Clipping of English occupational therapy.

yue-etym-clip-en

occupational therapy
occupational therapy

(Hong Kong Cantonese) occupational therapy


問症

/mɐn²² t͡sɪŋ³³/

/mɐn²² t͡sɪŋ³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to take a medical history from a patient


for我嚟講

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lɐi̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lei̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lɐi̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/fɔː²² ŋɔː¹³ lei̯²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

as far as I'm concerned
as far as I'm concerned

(Hong Kong Cantonese) in my opinion; as far as I'm concerned; to my mind


跑數

/pʰaːu̯³⁵ sou̯³³/

/pʰaːu̯³⁵ sou̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to meet a quota, especially in sales


大孖沙

/taːi̯²² maː⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵⁻³⁵/

/taːi̯²² maː⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵⁻³⁵/


指甲水

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) nail polish remover


瓦坑

/ŋaː¹³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋa³¹ haŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋaː¹³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋa³¹ haŋ⁴⁴/


sub仔

/sɐp̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/sɐp̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction) subcontractor


U記

2019, 紙情, 《有些愛 錯過了就回不去》, Hong Kong: 孤泣工作室, →ISBN, page 31:

sin¹ gong² 27 nin⁴ lai⁴ dou¹ hai⁶ mou⁵ toi¹ daan¹ san¹ ge³ Tom, seoi¹ jin⁴ keoi⁵ jat⁶ jat⁶ daai³ zyu⁶ hak¹ sik¹ cou¹ kwaang¹ ngaan⁵ geng³⁻² (geng³ min⁶⁻² coeng⁴ kei⁴ hou² do¹ jau⁴), hou² zung¹ ji³ zoek³ ju¹ gei³ tung⁴ kaa¹ tung¹ crossover ge³ ti¹ seot¹ (leng⁵ wai⁶⁻² sung¹ dou³ ci⁵ daai³ zi² kwan⁴ bin¹), gaa¹ maai⁴ haak¹ sik¹ daai⁶ ce³ me¹ doi⁶ (10 nin⁴ cin⁴ zung¹ hok⁶ hou² hing¹ ge³ fun²)

先講27年嚟都係母胎單身嘅Tom，雖然佢日日戴住黑色粗框眼鏡（鏡面長期好多油），好鍾意着U記同卡通crossover嘅T裇（領位鬆到似帶子裙邊），加埋黑色大斜揹袋（10年前中學好興嘅款）

先讲27年嚟都系母胎单身嘅Tom，虽然佢日日戴住黑色粗框眼镜（镜面长期好多油），好钟意着U记同卡通crossover嘅T裇（领位松到似带子裙边），加埋黑色大斜背袋（10年前中学好兴嘅款）


夾腸仔

/kɛːp̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kɛːp̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to tit fuck


mola mola

/mou̯¹³ laː³³ mou̯¹³ laː³³/

/mou̯¹³ laː³³ mou̯¹³ laː³³/

Pun on the fish species Mola mola (sunfish).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 冇喇冇喇 (“no more; it's over; something is lost; to be done for; etc.”)


豪華臀

/hou̯²¹ waː²¹ tʰyːn²¹/

/hou̯²¹ waː²¹ tʰyːn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) overly fat buttocks


撇s

It is not advisable to stay here for long, so I packed all the food and booked it.

ci² dei⁶ bat¹ ji⁴ gau² dei⁶, jyu¹ si⁶ zoeng¹ so² jau⁵ sik⁶ mat⁶ daa² baau¹, cuk¹ pis³.

此地不宜久地，於是將所有食物打包，速撇s。

此地不宜久地，于是将所有食物打包，速撇s。

2022, Aman Chiu, 《港式地道俗語中英Guide》 [A Fun Guide to Hong Kong Slang], Hong Kong: 明窗出版社, →ISBN, page 178:

If there's nothing that needs my help, then I'll piss off.

jyu⁴ gwo² mou⁵ mat¹ si⁶ jiu³ ngo⁵ bong¹ sau², gam² ngo⁵ zau⁶ sin¹ pis³ laa³.

如果冇乜事要我幫手，咁我就先撇s喇。

如果冇乜事要我帮手，咁我就先撇s喇。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) to leave


暑sem

/syː³⁵ sɛːm²²/

/syː³⁵ sɛːm²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) summer semester


竹館

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Synonym of 麻雀館／麻雀馆 (maa⁴ zoek³ gun²)


積梳

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/


黑牛

/hɐk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/haːk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/hɐk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/haːk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

Calque of English black cow. Compare Brazilian Portuguese vaca preta, regional Latin American Spanish vaca negra.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese) coke float


法官大人

/faːt̚³ kuːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

/faːt̚³ kuːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) Used in replies to posts about attractive women.


籃波

/laːm²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/

/laːm²¹ pɔː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) basketball


篤油

/tʊk̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʊk̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to block other cars from changing lanes


困𨋢

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be trapped in a lift (elevator)


放負

/fɔːŋ³³ fuː²²/

/fɔːŋ³³ fuː²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to grumble; to complain


籠𨋢

/lʊŋ²¹ liːp̚⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ liːp̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction) builder's lift; construction hoist


格仔鋪

/kaːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ pʰou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/kaːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ pʰou̯³³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) consignment (sale of goods through a third party vendor) store


走粉

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ fɐn³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ fɐn³⁵/


樓奴

/lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ nou̯²¹/

/lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵ nou̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) mortgage slave (person who works hard to earn their mortgage repayments)


廠佬

/t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) man who owns one or multiple factories


0 (ling⁴) + T (ti¹), near-homophone of 檸／柠 (ning⁴, “lemon”) + English tea.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, cha chaan teng jargon) lemon tea


白牛

/paːk̚² ŋɐu̯²¹/

/paːk̚² ŋɐu̯²¹/

Literally, “white cow”. Most likely formed by analogy of 黑牛.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese) Sprite float


sld

/siː²² lɐn³⁵ taːn²²/

/siː²² lɐn³⁵ taːn²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar) Alternative form of 是撚但 (“howfuckingever, whichever fucking way”)


sld

/siː²² lɐn³⁵ taːn²²/

/siː²² lɐn³⁵ taːn²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar) Alternative form of 是撚但 (“whatfuckingever!”)


釣泥鯭

/tiːu̯³³ nɐi̯²¹ maːŋ⁵⁵/

/tiːu̯³³ nɐi̯²¹ maːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to engage in illegal share taxi


巴膠

/paː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

2015 July 15, 于日辰, 《新聞女郎 Angelica》, Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 62:

soeng² bat¹ dou³ gam¹ tin¹ wui⁵ dak⁶ dei⁶ wui⁴ dou³ sau³ mau⁶ ping⁴, sing⁴ co⁵ zeoi³ hau⁶ jat¹ baan¹ jit⁶ gau², gan¹ baa¹ gaau¹ bik¹ zoi⁶ ce¹ soeng⁶ lyun² lyun² fung¹ cing⁴. gin³ baa¹ gaau¹ bat¹ dyun⁶ jung⁶ coeng⁴ geng³ dyun² paau³ deoi³ zoek⁶ baa¹ si⁶⁻², daai⁶ jyu⁴ ce¹ coeng¹ fu⁴ sau² giu³ zaam⁶ gin⁶, sai³ zi³ ji² goek³ lo⁴ si¹ din⁶ sin³ sam⁶ zi³ jat¹ pin³ wu¹ zik¹ dou¹ jat¹ jat¹ sip³ haa⁶, gam² gok³ zau⁶ zoeng⁶ dung⁶ maan⁶ zit³ deoi³ zoek⁶ din⁶ wun⁶ neoi⁵ long⁴ dik¹ gai¹ sam¹ wo⁴ kwan⁴ dai² maang⁵ on³ faai³ mun⁴ jat¹ joeng⁶ bin³ taai³.

想不到今天會特地回到秀茂坪，乘坐最後一班熱狗，跟巴膠逼在車上戀戀風情。見巴膠不斷用長鏡短炮對著巴士，大如車窗扶手叫站鍵、細至椅腳螺絲電線甚至一片污跡都一一攝下，感覺就像動漫節對著電玩女郎的雞心和裙底猛按快門一樣變態。

想不到今天会特地回到秀茂坪，乘坐最后一班热狗，跟巴胶逼在车上恋恋风情。见巴胶不断用长镜短炮对着巴士，大如车窗扶手叫站键、细至椅脚螺丝电线甚至一片污迹都一一摄下，感觉就像动漫节对着电玩女郎的鸡心和裙底猛按快门一样变态。

2020 December 21, 王月山, “屯元天從來就唔係油尖旺”, in 《溯本尋屯》 [Tuenmunality], number 1, page 22:

wong⁴ jyut⁶ saan¹, baa¹ gaau¹, tyun⁴ mun⁴ gung¹ lou⁶ fu² zyu², daan⁶ jing⁴ jin⁴ dou¹ hai⁶ gam³ zung¹ ji³ tyun⁴ mun⁴.

王月山 巴膠，屯門公路苦主，但仍然都係咁鍾意屯門。

王月山 巴胶，屯门公路苦主，但仍然都系咁钟意屯门。

2023 August 4, “火山巴士奔波記”, in 《全星暑假：ERROR暑期自作業》, spoken by 郭嘉駿 [Denis Kwok]:

ze¹ hai⁶ nei⁵ dei⁶ wui⁵ m⁴ wui⁵ bong¹ baa¹ gaau¹ jyun⁴ sing⁴ ni¹ go³ mung⁶?

即係你哋會唔會幫巴膠完成呢個夢？

即系你哋会唔会帮巴胶完成呢个梦？

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory, possibly offensive) bus fan; bus spotter; bus enthusiast (especially ill behaved)


鐵膠

/tʰiːt̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/tʰiːt̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

2016 December 25, 蘋果動新聞 HK Apple Daily, 1:07 from the start, in 南港島綫車站開畀你睇 鐵路迷：窄窄地, spoken by 黃生先 [Mr. Wong]:

Seriously, I'm not a trainspotter. As a resident of South Horizons for more than ten years, naturally I am really concerned about the opening of the South Island line.

ngo⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ m⁴ hai⁶ tit³ gaau¹, jan¹ wai⁶ ngo⁵ hai⁶ zok³ wai⁴ jat¹ go³ sap⁶ gei² nin⁴ hoi² ji⁴ bun³ dou² ge³ geoi¹ man⁴, gam² dong¹ jin⁴⁻² hou² gwaan¹ sam¹ naam⁴ gong² dou² sin³ tung¹ ce¹ laa¹.

我真係唔係鐵膠，因為我係作為一個十幾年海怡半島嘅居民，噉當然好關心南港島綫通車啦。

我真系唔系铁胶，因为我系作为一个十几年海怡半岛嘅居民，噉当然好关心南港岛线通车啦。

2021 August 17, 黃偉倫, “交通迷自白｜鐵迷非鐵膠 愛好者深入鑽研票價 點破港鐵收費問題”, in 《香港01》 [HK01], archived from the original on 2024-06-29:

Behind the camera, there are many rational trainspotters working as professionals such as teachers and engineers, but society only sweepingly labels them as "train nerds".

zoi⁶ geng³ tau⁴ ji⁵ ngoi⁶, jau⁵ bat¹ siu² lei⁵ sing³ tit³ lou⁶ mai⁴, bun² san¹ jam⁶ zik¹ gaau³ si¹, gung¹ cing⁴ si¹ dang² zyun¹ jip⁶, daan⁶ se⁵ wui⁶⁻² zi² wui⁵ lung⁵ tung² biu¹ cim¹ wai⁴ “tit³ gaau¹”.

在鏡頭以外，有不少理性鐵路迷，本身任職教師、工程師等專業，但社會只會籠統標籤為「鐵膠」。

在镜头以外，有不少理性铁路迷，本身任职教师、工程师等专业，但社会只会笼统标签为「铁胶」。

2022 August 21, “下一站...”, in 星期日檔案 [Sunday Report], spoken by 紀俊安 [Aaron Kei]:

I would jokingly call myself a "train nerd"

zi⁶ gei² dou¹ wui⁵ siu³ cing¹ zi⁶ gei² hai⁶ jat¹ go³ “tit³ gaau¹”

自己都會笑稱自己係一個「鐵膠」

自己都会笑称自己系一个「铁胶」

2022 November 27, 伍軒沛, 梁少儀, “港鐵國產Q-Train 今從彩虹出發”, in 《大公報》 [Ta Kung Pao], page A1:

Having been a "train nerd" for 20 years, Aaron Kei says, old-style M-Train is the train that brought him onto the tracks of trainspotting.

zok³ wai⁴ jat¹ go³ jau⁵ 20 nin⁴ zi¹ lik⁶ dik¹ “tit³ gaau¹”, gei² zeon³ on¹ syut³, gau⁶ sik¹ dik¹ M-Train si⁶ daai³ taa¹ zeon³ jap⁶ tit³ lou⁶ mai⁴ gwai² dou⁶ dik¹ lit⁶ ce¹.

作為一個有20年資歷的「鐵膠」，紀俊安說，舊式的M-Train是帶他進入鐵路迷軌道的列車。

作为一个有20年资历的「铁胶」，纪俊安说，旧式的M-Train是带他进入铁路迷轨道的列车。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory, possibly offensive) railfan; trainspotter (especially ill behaved)


冷馬

/laːŋ¹³ maː¹³/

/laːŋ¹³ maː¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) dark horse (racehorse or person with unexpected capabilities)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) airconditioned bus


公文袋

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, slang) Civic Party


大中華膠

/taːi̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

2016, 健吾, 來生要做日本人, Hong Kong: 白卷出版社, →ISBN, page 5:

deoi³ jyu¹ koeng⁴ gwok³ fan⁵ cing¹, daai⁶ zung¹ waa⁴ gaau¹, keoi⁵ gong² dak¹ ceot¹ jat⁶ bun² man⁴ faa³ bei² zung¹ gwok³, hoeng¹ gong² man⁴ faa³ jau¹ sing³ zi¹ cyu³, deoi³ jyu¹ jat⁶ bun² siu¹ fai³ oi³ hou³ ze², keoi⁵ zau⁶ hou² ci⁵ gwaak³ nei⁵ jat¹ baa¹, tung⁴ nei⁵ gong² “jat⁶ bun² bing⁶ fei¹ gam³ X gaan² daan¹”.

對於強國憤青、大中華膠，佢講得出日本文化比中國、香港文化優勝之處，對於日本消費愛好者，佢就好似摑你一巴，同你講「日本並非咁X簡單」。

对于强国愤青、大中华胶，佢讲得出日本文化比中国、香港文化优胜之处，对于日本消费爱好者，佢就好似掴你一巴，同你讲「日本并非咁X简单」。

2017, 林作 [Lam Chok], 讀完這本書，你會曉用英文追女仔 [Mastering the Art of Seduction in English], Hong Kong: 紅出版, →ISBN, page 10:

bun² jan⁴ si⁶ go³ “daai⁶ zung¹ waa⁴ gaau¹”. seoi¹ jin⁴ gong² jan⁴ san¹ fan⁶⁻² jing⁶ tung⁴ zyut⁶ deoi³ daai⁶ jyu¹ kei⁴ taa¹, ngo⁵ waan⁴ si⁶ gok³ dak¹ zung¹ man⁴⁻², mou⁴ leon⁶ si⁶ sam⁶ mo¹ fong¹ jin⁴, dou¹ jiu³ seon⁴ zing³ dei⁶ gong².

本人是個「大中華膠」。雖然港人身分認同絕對大於其它，我還是覺得中文，無論是甚麼方言，都要純正地講。

本人是个「大中华胶」。虽然港人身分认同绝对大于其它，我还是觉得中文，无论是甚么方言，都要纯正地讲。

2018 May 30, “特稿：阿人九西無樁腳 來屆難賴死唔走”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A10:

tong² zeoi³ zung¹ jau⁴ lei⁵ coek³ jan⁴ ceot¹ syun², jau⁴ jyu¹ taa¹ si⁶ hoeng¹ gong² “zi¹ lyun⁴ wui⁶⁻²” zyu² zik⁶, bei⁶ “gong² duk⁶” fan⁶ zi² ding⁶ sing³ wai⁴ “daai⁶ zung¹ waa⁴ gaau¹”, han² ho² nang⁴ zi² ceoi² dak¹ cyun⁴ tung² faan² deoi³ paai³⁻¹ dik¹ gei¹ bun² piu³.

倘最終由李卓人出選，由於他是香港「支聯會」主席，被「港獨」分子定性為「大中華膠」，很可能只取得傳統反對派的基本票。

倘最终由李卓人出选，由于他是香港「支联会」主席，被「港独」分子定性为「大中华胶」，很可能只取得传统反对派的基本票。

2023, 梁錦柱, “35年前移民的港孩 那些年的逆境求存”, in 希望學編輯團隊, editor, 《異鄉港孩——願歸來仍是少年；30個移民家庭的教養歷險記》, Taipei: 希望學, →ISBN, page 94:

ngo⁵ naa⁵ wai⁶⁻² ‘daai⁶ zung¹ waa⁴ gaau¹’ lou⁵ dau⁶ si⁶ zau² dak¹ bat¹ cing⁴ bat¹ jyun⁶.

我那位『大中華膠』老豆是走得不情不願。

我那位『大中华胶』老豆是走得不情不愿。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, neologism, derogatory) Chinese nationalist

pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)
pro-democracy camp (Hong Kong)


自膠

/t͡siː²² kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) my bad; excuse my idiocy


自膠

/t͡siː²² kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to make a fool of oneself


師奶劇

/siː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

/siː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

2019 June 19, 成報娛樂部, “李佳芯賀收視送奶露 郭晉安撐馬國明攞視帝”, in 《成報》 [Sing Pao Daily News], page B01:

Kenneth Ma frankly says that the theme of this drama series is different from those of usual soap operas while being unexpectedly well received, and it shows that the audience welcome such theme.

maa⁵ ming⁴ taan² jin⁴ ci² kek⁶ tai⁴ coi⁴ jau⁵ bit⁶ jyu¹ jat¹ bun¹ si¹ naai⁵⁻¹ kek⁶, gu² bat¹ dou³ faan² jing³ jyu⁴ ci² hou², zing³ ming⁴ gun¹ zung³ zip³ sau⁶ ze² leoi⁶ tai⁴ coi⁴

馬明坦言此劇題材有別於一般師奶劇，估不到反應如此好，證明觀眾接受這類題材

马明坦言此剧题材有别于一般师奶剧，估不到反应如此好，证明观众接受这类题材

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) cheesy soap opera (Classifier: 套 c; 部 c; 齣／出 c)


膠劇

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

2016, 吳碧珊, “牧養新一代廢青”, in 《滙聲》, number 709, page 2:

bou¹ kek⁶ (daai⁶ toi⁴ gaau¹ kek⁶ dou¹ waa⁶ hou² tai²)

煲劇（大台膠劇都話好睇）

煲剧（大台胶剧都话好睇）

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, derogatory) stupid soap opera (Classifier: 套 c; 部 c; 齣／出 c)


PE衫

/pʰiː⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵/

/pʰiː⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) student's sports shirt (worn during physical education class)


亞皆老街

ㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝ

/jä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

/jä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ kaːi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

2012, 0:09 from the start, in 《aTV 亞洲電視55周年台慶宣傳片》（alternate version） [Asia Televison 55th anniversary promo (alternate version)], 姜皓文 [Philip Keung] (actor):

aa³ gaai¹ nei⁵ go³ lou⁵ gaai¹ aa¹, aa³ zau¹ din⁶ si⁶ lai⁴ ge² wai³!

亞皆你個老街吖，亞洲電視嚟嘅喂！

亚皆你个老街吖，亚洲电视嚟嘅喂！

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, humorous, neologism) Synonym of 仆街


肥仔波

/fei̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/fei̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/


五窮六絕七翻身

/ŋ̍¹³ kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚² t͡syːt̚² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ faːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) the stock market falls in May, reaches the bottom in June, and rebounds in July


長俸

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ fʊŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) pension (usually of a retired civil servant)


有牌爛仔

/jɐu̯¹³ pʰaːi̯²¹ laːn²² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ pʰaːi̯²¹ laːn²² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) police (referring to the use of their power to oppress citizens)


藍mon

/laːm²¹ mɔːn⁵⁵/

/laːm²¹ mɔːn⁵⁵/

blue screen of death
blue screen of death

(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) blue screen of death


豬腸膠

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) air-conditioning foam-rubber insulation


蝦殼

/haː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚³/

/haː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) pipe cladding


交波

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/kaːu̯⁵⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to shirk responsibility to others


眾所鳩知

/t͡sʊŋ³³ sɔː³⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ sɔː³⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

From a speech error on a press conference in 2012 by James Shing, the then CEO of Asia Television.

眾所周知 眾所周知#Chinese

众所周知 众所周知#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese, vulgar, sarcastic) Synonym of 眾所周知／众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī)


撻皮

/tʰaːt̚³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰaːt̚³ pʰei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) hea; slack; lacking diligence


安已不

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jiː¹³ pɐt̚⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ jiː¹³ pɐt̚⁵/

Reversal of 不安 (bat¹ on¹) + insertion of the particle 已 (ji⁵, “already”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) already feeling uneasy


BB豬

/piː²¹ piː⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/

/piː²¹ piː⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵/

2014 March 14, 小姓奴, 殘忍的雙戀 [Unconditional Love], Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 13:

Baby, tell your mom to buy us a Ferrari!

bi⁴ bi¹ zyu¹, faai³ di¹ giu³ nei⁵ maa¹ mi⁴ maai⁵ gaa³ faat³ laai¹ lei⁶⁻² bei² ngo⁵ dei⁶ laa¹!

BB豬，快啲叫妳媽咪買架法拉利畀我哋啦！

BB猪，快啲叫你妈咪买架法拉利畀我哋啦！

(Hong Kong Cantonese, endearing) Term of address for one's romantic partner, usually used by young couples: baby; babe


搵食車

/wɐn³⁵ sɪk̚² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/wɐn³⁵ sɪk̚² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) vehicle that transports goods or passengers (as opposed to a private vehicle)


私家路

/siː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/

/siː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly sports) path or tactic that leads to scoring


打羽毛球

ㄉㄚˇ ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/taː³⁵ jyː¹³ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/taː³⁵ jyː¹³ mou̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/

From a syllabus of Citizenship, Economics and Society subject issued by Hong Kong Education Bureau, which suggested a hypothetical situation that a boy should go out to play badminton together in a sports hall when he gets physiological reaction while studying at home alone with his girlfriend.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, euphemistic, humorous) to Netflix and chill; to discuss Uganda; to have sex


炒散

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ saːn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ saːn³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have part-time or temporary job(s)


擘價

(Hong Kong Cantonese, economics, finance) spread (difference bewteen two prices)


撲飛

/pʰɔːk̚³ fei̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔːk̚³ fei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to try very hard to buy a ticket (e.g. for a concert)


白鴿籠

/paːk̚² kaːp̚³ lʊŋ²¹/

/paːk̚² kaːp̚³ lʊŋ²¹/


ibank

/aːi̯⁵⁵ pɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ pɛːŋ⁵⁵/


ibanker

/aːi̯⁵⁵ pɛːŋ⁵⁵ kʰaː²¹⁻³⁵/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ pɛːŋ⁵⁵ kʰaː²¹⁻³⁵/

Short for English investment bank + English -er.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) investment bank employee


煩膠

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) annoying person


蝴蝶則

/wuː²¹ tiːp̚² t͡sɪk̚⁵/

/wuː²¹ tiːp̚² t͡sɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) two-bed apartment layout, where the bedrooms are on opposite sides of the living room


鑽石則

/t͡syːn³³ sɛːk̚² t͡sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡syːn³³ sɛːk̚² t͡sɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) apartment layout characterised by walls connecting at 45 degree angles


飛機則

(Hong Kong Cantonese) A type of apartment building layout, with two flats per floor on either side. Typically, the living rooms and bedrooms are on the front side, while the kitchens and stairs are on the back side.