counter

/kʰaːn⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/kʰaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/kʰaːn⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/kʰaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) counter; front desk; reception desk (Classifier: 個／个 c; 張／张 c)


counter

/kʰaːn⁵⁵ tʰaː²¹/

/kʰaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaː²¹/

/kʰaːn⁵⁵ tʰaː²¹/

/kʰaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaː²¹/

From English counter (“to take action in response to; to respond”).

bor

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to counter; to take action in response to; to respond (especially when the response taken is opposite to the original situation)


min

A min

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang, university slang) minus (in an academic grade)

school slang; university slang; school slang; university slang


loop

I've repeatedly watched the video a few hundreds times

條片我loop咗幾百次

条片我loop咗几百次

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to repeatedly consume or play songs or videos

(Hong Kong Cantonese, by extension) to occur repeatedly


loop

無限loop

无限loop

(Hong Kong Cantonese) loop; cycle (Classifier: 個／个 c)


com

Possibly from clipping of English compromise.

傾／com庄：商討籌組一支侯選內閣。

由com莊、nom莊，去到promotion period，經過polling day，再過埋AGM，正式上莊，到依家都差唔多一年，經歷咗好多唔同嘅事[…]

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to reach consensus; to agree on common terms; to discuss


sem

終於完sem喇。

终于完sem喇。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) semester (Classifier: 個／个 c)


budget

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɛːt̚²¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɛːt̚²¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) budget (allocated resources or money) (Classifier: 個／个)

(Hong Kong Cantonese) budget (itemized summary or list of intended expenditure) (Classifier: 份)


Apple

/ɛːp̚⁵ pʰou̯³⁵/

/ɛːp̚⁵ pʰou̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Apple (name of the company Apple Inc.)


City

/siːt̚⁵ tʰiː³⁵/

/siːt̚⁵ tʰiː³⁵/

Clipping of English CityU, short for city university.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) CityU; City University of Hong Kong


Excel

/ɪk̚⁵ sɛːu̯³⁵/

/ɪk̚⁵ sɛːu̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, software) Excel (Microsoft program)


stat

Clipping of English statistics, reinforced by English stat.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly university slang) statistics (mathematical science)


L

/ɛː⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

/ɛːu̯⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

/ɛː⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

/ɛːu̯⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic) Alternative form of 撚 (lan2)


cu

撞cu [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― zong⁶ ku¹ [Jyutping]

(Hong Kong Cantonese, billiards, snooker, pool) cushion (lip around the table)


J

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, euphemistic) penis (Classifier: 條／条 c)

廢J／废J [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― fai³ zei¹ [Jyutping] ― useless person; loser


G

call G [Cantonese] ― ko¹ zi¹ [Jyutping] ― to visit a female prostitute

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) female prostitute (Classifier: 隻／只 c)


P

From English party. Doublet of party, 派對／派对 (pàiduì), and 趴體／趴体 (pātǐ).


V

(Hong Kong Cantonese, electricity) volt (unit of voltage)


U

From English U. The sense of “university”, is short for university and the sense of “subject failed in examinations” is short for unclassified as written on the results notice.

KongU

讀U

读U

(Hong Kong Cantonese) university (Classifier: 間／间 c)

to have a subject failed in HKCEE, HKALE or HKDSE

拎U

(Hong Kong Cantonese) a failed subject in HKCEE, HKALE or HKDSE (Classifier: 個／个 c)


U

central processing unit
central processing unit

(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) CPU; central processing unit (Classifier: 粒 c)


M

From English menstruation or menstrual cycle.

嚟M [Cantonese] ― lei⁴ em¹ [Jyutping] ― to have periods

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstruation

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menstrual cycle

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) menses; menstrual blood


M

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) to menstruate; to have a period


M

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to nab; to take without asking


Q

/kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

In movies or when people are joking, you would often hear a saying along the lines of "Hey! How much is a bang?", won't you?

2013, 合扶道・二媽, 援交妹自白 PT Girlfriend, page 92

tai² hei³, waak⁶ ze² gin³ di¹ jan⁴ gong² siu³ go² zan⁶, mai⁶ hou² do¹ si⁴ wui⁵ teng¹ dou² di¹: “Wai³! gei² cin² kiu¹ aa³?” Gam³ soeng⁶ haa⁶⁻² ge³ deoi³ baak⁶ ge²?

睇戲，或者見啲人講笑嗰陣，咪好多時會聽到啲：「喂！幾錢Q呀？」咁上下嘅對白嘅？

睇戏，或者见啲人讲笑嗰阵，咪好多时会听到啲：「喂！几钱Q呀？」咁上下嘅对白嘅？

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, figuratively) Classifier for number of sexual intercourses. (as a measure of pricing in prostitution)


Q

From clipping of English question. Orthography is from English Q (“question”).

In exams, which of the following would you usually work on first, long questions or short questions?

nei⁵ haau² si³ tung¹ soeng⁴ zou⁶ long¹ kwet¹ sin¹ ding⁶ sot¹ kwet¹ sin¹ gaa³?

你考試通常做long Q先定short Q先㗎？

你考试通常做long Q先定short Q先㗎？

(Hong Kong Cantonese) question (in assignments, tests, exams, etc.) (Classifier: 條／条 c)


O

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for OK (“alright”).


O

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in a relationship


O

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) orientation camp


gimmick

/kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/

/kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/


gimmick

/kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/

/kiːm⁵⁵ mɪk̚²¹/

gimmick嘢 [Cantonese] ― gim¹ mik⁴ je⁵ [Jyutping] ― things with gimmicks


MSW

(Hong Kong Cantonese, text messaging) Initialism of 冇所謂／冇所谓 (mou⁵ so² wai⁶).


end up

/ɛːn⁵⁵ ɐp̚⁵/

/ɛːn⁵⁵ ɐp̚⁵/

2018 June 1, “【道具鈔惹禍】製片申請被拒 湯家驊斥自我中心：星戰都唔會太空拍”, in 蘋果日報 [Apple Daily], archived from the original on 2021-06-21:

But she says that FSO then provided a telephone number of a HKMA personnel; “the time would have been up for me if I were to go back and forth [for all the paperwork] in such way, so it ended up being shooting with hell money as props.”

daan⁶ taa¹ zi² fso zoi³ kap¹ jyu⁵ jat¹ wai⁶⁻² gam¹ gun² guk⁶⁻² jan⁴ jyun⁴ dik¹ din⁶ waa⁶⁻², “gam² joeng⁶⁻² loi⁴ loi⁴ wong⁵ wong⁵ ngo⁵ gau³ zung¹ paak³ laa³, mai⁶ paak³ jam¹ si¹ zi² lo¹ en¹ ap¹”.

但她指fso再給予一位金管局人員的電話，「咁樣來來往往我夠鐘拍喇，咪拍陰司紙囉end up」。

但她指fso再给予一位金管局人员的电话，「咁样来来往往我够钟拍喇，咪拍阴司纸啰end up」。

(Hong Kong Cantonese) in the end; it turns out that


chem

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) chemistry


DQ

/tiː⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/tiː⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to disqualify (especially in elections)


cert

(Hong Kong Cantonese) certificate (Classifier: 張／张 c)


cert

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Synonym of certify.


memo

(Hong Kong Cantonese) memo (short note) (Classifier: 張／张 c)


soc

heoi³ dou³ jat⁶ fu¹, jin⁶ coeng⁴ jau⁵ ji⁶ sap⁶ gei² jan⁴ kei⁵ hai² dou⁶, cing¹ jat¹ sik¹ ge³ sou² ti¹, baai² ming⁴ hai⁶ m⁴ zi¹ me¹ zong¹ saan³ wui⁵ waak⁶ ze² saan³ wut⁶ dung⁶.

去到逸夫，現場有二十幾人企喺度，清一色嘅Soc Tee，擺明係唔知咩莊散會或者散活動。

去到逸夫，现场有二十几人企喺度，清一色嘅Soc Tee，摆明系唔知咩庄散会或者散活动。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) society


repo

/ɹiː²² pʰou̯⁵⁵/

From clipping of English repost. Equivalent to English re- + po (“post”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to repost


pharm

(Hong Kong Cantonese) pharmacy (as a subject or profession)


seafood

From English seafood, which resembles the pronunciation of 屎窟 (si2 fat1, “buttocks”), in turn an ellipsis of 屎窟鬼 (si2 fat1 gwai2, “asshole”).

old seafood [Cantonese] ― ou¹ si¹ fut¹ [Jyutping]

老seafood [Cantonese] ― lou⁵ si¹ fut¹ [Jyutping]

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, euphemistic) asshole; jerk; shithead


roller

/ɹou̯⁵⁵ laː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, sports) roller skating


sensor

/sɛːn⁵⁵ saː³⁵/

/sɛːn⁵⁵ saː³⁵/


hon

first hon畢業／first hon毕业 [Hong Kong Cantonese]

to graduate with a first-class honour degree

冇hon [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― mou⁵ on¹ [Jyutping] ― [degree] without honours classification

(Hong Kong Cantonese, education) (classification of) honours degree


spec

(Hong Kong Cantonese) specification (Classifier: 隻／只 c)


tutor

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaː²¹/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) tutor (one who teaches)


tutor

/tʰiːu̯²² tʰɔː⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯²² tʰɔː⁵⁵/

上tutor [Cantonese] ― soeng⁵ tiu⁶ to¹ [Jyutping] ― to attend tutorial class

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) tutorial


perm

(Hong Kong Cantonese) permanent job position


perm

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to switch to a permanent job position


upload

/ɐp̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵/

/ɐp̚⁵ lou̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) to upload


parti

/pʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiː³⁵/

/pʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) participant (of an activity)


parti

/pʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiː³⁵/

/pʰaː⁵⁵ tʰiː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) participation marks of a course


in charge

/iːn²² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/

/iːn²² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/

From English in charge or person in charge. Compare English incharge.

該留言又指，「因為有travel companion onboard 唔想架機divert」；「係兩位in charge嘅處理手法，置乘客安全為次要，6day SFO享樂為主要。」

2018 May 28, “網傳港航乘客機上爆尿管流住血飛到三藩市 機組人員疑延誤求助”, in 香港01:

樓主續指，「其實我哋唔方便咁做，我咁做俾個in charge（負責人）見到會被鬧」，但他不忍心伯伯排隊後卻無法做檢測，決定多做一步幫助對方。

2022 February 13, “見基層怕罰款闖檢測站 接待員呻心酸經歷 嘆時薪$70做到無停手”, in 香港01:

(Hong Kong Cantonese) person in charge; manager; supervisor


parts

/pʰaːt̚⁵ siː³⁵/

/pʰaːt̚⁵ siː³⁵/

From English parts. Compare Japanese パーツ (pātsu).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly engineering) part; component


姐姐

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɛ⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ⁵³⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕiə⁵¹ t͡ɕiə²⁴/

dze²⁻⁴ dze²⁻¹

dze²⁻¹ dze²⁻¹

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕia²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕia¹/

/t͡ɕie⁵³ t͡ɕie⁵³⁻¹¹/

/t͡sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕia³³ t͡ɕia⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯e̞⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯e̞³/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠³/

/t͡si̯ɔ⁴² t͡si̯ɔ³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä³³ t͡ɕi̯ä³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɛ⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ⁵³⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕiə⁵¹ t͡ɕiə²⁴/

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕia²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕia¹/

/t͡ɕie⁵³ t͡ɕie⁵³⁻¹¹/

/t͡sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕia³³ t͡ɕia⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯e̞⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯e̞³/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠³/

/t͡si̯ɔ⁴² t͡si̯ɔ³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä³³ t͡ɕi̯ä³/

>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

姐妹

elder sister and younger sister; sisters

(Hong Kong Cantonese) female domestic helper


姐姐

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɛ⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ⁵³⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕiə⁵¹ t͡ɕiə²⁴/

dze²⁻⁴ dze²⁻¹

dze²⁻¹ dze²⁻¹

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕia²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕia¹/

/t͡ɕie⁵³ t͡ɕie⁵³⁻¹¹/

/t͡sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕia³³ t͡ɕia⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯e̞⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯e̞³/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠³/

/t͡si̯ɔ⁴² t͡si̯ɔ³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä³³ t͡ɕi̯ä³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɛ⁵³ t͡ɕiɛ⁵³⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕiə⁵¹ t͡ɕiə²⁴/

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕia²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕia¹/

/t͡ɕie⁵³ t͡ɕie⁵³⁻¹¹/

/t͡sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕia³³ t͡ɕia⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯e̞⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯e̞³/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠³/

/t͡si̯ɔ⁴² t͡si̯ɔ³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä³³ t͡ɕi̯ä³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Regina Ip


assignment

/aː²² saːi̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/aː²² saːi̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) assignment; homework; coursework (Classifier: 份 c)


ger

2006 January 10, “薪高上位易 學子爭入「四大」”, in 香港經濟日報:

One can be promoted to senior after three years of work, a manager after six years, and even perhaps a partner after ten years […]

zou⁶ saam¹ nin⁴ ho² sing¹ “sin¹” (senior), zou⁶ luk⁶ nin⁴ sing¹ “zoe⁴” (manager), zou⁶ mun⁵ sap⁶ nin⁴ gang³ jau⁵ gei¹ wui⁶ sing⁴ wai⁴ “partner”...

做三年可升「sin」（senior）、做六年升「ger」（manager），做滿十年更有機會成為「partner」…

做三年可升「sin」（senior）、做六年升「ger」（manager），做满十年更有机会成为「partner」…


compo

/kʰɔːm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵/

/kʰɐm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵/

/kʰɔːm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵/

/kʰɐm⁵⁵ pʰɔː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) composition (written essay) (especially in language exams)


touch wood

/tʰɐt͡ʃ⁵⁵ wuːt̚⁵⁵/

Supposing that I were to die in a car accident tomorrow, what would you do then?

touch wood ngo⁵ ting¹ jat⁶ caau² ce¹ zau² zo², nei⁵ wui⁵ dim² zou⁶ a¹?

touch wood我聽日炒車走咗，你會點做吖？

touch wood我听日炒车走咗，你会点做吖？

(Hong Kong Cantonese) supposing (that something bad happens); what if (something bad happens)


JJ

/t͡sœː⁵⁵ t͡sœː⁵⁵/

/t͡sœː²¹ t͡sœː⁵⁵/

/t͡sœː⁵⁵ t͡sœː⁵⁵/

/t͡sœː²¹ t͡sœː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) person; people


pish

Deliberate misspelling of push, from English push.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) to bump a thread in support


/ei̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/ei̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

From English available (“single”) + 0 (“zero [total partners]”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) single and never been in a relationship


/ei̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/ei̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) one who is single and never been in a relationship


/ei̯⁵⁵ wɐn⁵⁵/

/ei̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/ei̯⁵⁵ wɐn⁵⁵/

/ei̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) front page of a newspaper


foc

out foc [Cantonese] ― au¹ fou¹ [Jyutping] ― to be out of focus (of a camera)


moto

Irregular romanisation of 冇圖／冇图 (mou5 tou4, “no image”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) used in situations where no image is provided in a post or thread


timing

/tʰaːi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/tʰaːi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ³⁵/

/tʰaːi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/tʰaːi̯⁵⁵ mɪŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) timing (the time when something happens)


booking

/pʊk̚⁵ kʰɪŋ²¹/

/pʊk̚⁵ kʰɪŋ³⁵/

/pʊk̚⁵ kʰɪŋ²¹/

/pʊk̚⁵ kʰɪŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) booking or reservation of services (Classifier: 個／个 c)


cal

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to fine-tune; to calibrate (a hardware, e.g. camera, television, speakers)


intern

/iːn⁵⁵ tʰœːn³⁵/

/iːn⁵⁵ tʰœːn³⁵/

From English intern or English internship.

Regardless if they are new graduates or intern, they all lack interview experience.

bùlùn shì NG háishì intern, dōu shì fēicháng quēfá miànshì jīngyàn de

不論是NG還是intern，都是非常缺乏面試經驗的

不论是NG还是intern，都是非常缺乏面试经验的

Can't find an internship with three-year working experience.

sān nián gōngzuò jīngyàn zhǎo bù dào intern

三年工作經驗找不到intern

三年工作经验找不到intern


hehe

/hiː⁵⁵ hiː⁵⁵/

/hiː⁵⁵ hiː⁵⁵/

Reduplication of English he (“third-person singular masculine pronoun”), indicating the involvement of two males.

der

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) gay


hehe

/hiː⁵⁵ hiː⁵⁵/

/hiː⁵⁵ hiː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) gay; male homosexual


hehe

/hiː⁵⁵ hiː⁵⁵/

/hiː⁵⁵ hiː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang, of males) to engage in homosexual activities


lump sum

When he retired, he received a lump sum plus a pension.

A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.


lin

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Nonstandard form of 𢆡 (“nipple”). (Classifier: 粒 c)


sor

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Used to express apology over trivial matters, where apology is needed but the use of sorry would be considered too formal.


RAP

/aːu̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

/aːu̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

Deliberate misspelling of English RIP (“rest in peace”). Originated from Pro-Beijing netizen Matt Leung's post.

serve someone right
serve someone right#English

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, sarcastic) Used when something happens to serve someone right


coins

/kʰɔːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

/kʰɔːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/


lur

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of 𦧲


妹妹

mui⁶⁻⁴ mui⁶⁻²

/meɪ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯¹/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/

/mei²¹³ mei²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

mui⁶⁻⁴ mui⁶⁻²

mui⁶⁻⁴ mui⁶⁻²

/muːi̯²²⁻²¹ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/muːi̯²² muːi̯²²/

/moɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ moɪ⁵³/

/mei̯²¹³⁻³¹ mei̯³/

/meɪ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯¹/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵/

/mei²¹³ mei²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/muːi̯²²⁻²¹ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/muːi̯²² muːi̯²²/

/moɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ moɪ⁵³/

/mei̯²¹³⁻³¹ mei̯³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Carrie Lam


企鵝

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (企鵝):
* → Japanese: 企鵝(きが) (kiga)

→ Zhuang: gingoz

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/kʰei̯¹³ ŋɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʰi²⁴ ŋo¹¹/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋo⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡo²⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ɡo²⁴/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡo²⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɤ²³/

/ki³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³³ ŋu⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ˀɤ³⁵/

/kʰei̯¹³ ŋɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʰi²⁴ ŋo¹¹/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋo⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡo²⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ ɡo²⁴/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡo²⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɤ²³/

/ki³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡo⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³³ ŋu⁴⁴/

* (employee who does not work): From 行行企企 (haang⁴ haang⁴ kei⁵ kei⁵, “to walk around aimlessly and have nothing to do”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) employee who does not work


sd

(Hong Kong Cantonese, text messaging) Abbreviation of send.


MK

/ɛːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

/ɛːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

Initialism of English Mong Kok, transliteration of Cantonese 芒角 (mong⁴ gok³), now known as 旺角 (wong⁶ gok³). Mong Kok was a place where many fashionable products were sold.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) attempting to be fashionable but fails to do so; resembling a chav


MK

/ɛːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

/ɛːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) one who attempts to be fashionable but fails to do so; chav; yob (Classifier: 條／条 c)


MK

/ɛːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

/ɛːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/


projector

/pʰou̯²² t͡sɛːt̚⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/pʰou̯²² t͡sɛːk̚⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/pʰou̯²² t͡sɛːt̚⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

/pʰou̯²² t͡sɛːk̚⁵ tʰaː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) projector (projection device)


asso

/aː²² sou̯⁵⁵/

/aː²² sou̯⁵⁵/

From clipping of English associate degree.


師傅

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ fuː²²⁻³⁵/

/sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ fu⁵⁵/

/sa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ou²⁴²/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/

/sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/

/sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/

/sɯ³³⁻²³ hu²¹³/

/sz̩⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ fuː²²⁻³⁵/

/sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ fu⁵⁵/

/sa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ou²⁴²/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² hu²²/

/sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/

/sai⁴⁴⁻³³ hu³³/

/sɯ³³⁻²³ hu²¹³/

/sz̩⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/

Until today, Sammy still adheres to this original method, which is more serious compared to many Western restaurants that "rely on the master".

zik⁶ zi³ gam¹ tin¹, sam¹ mei⁵ jing⁴ jin⁴ gin¹ ci⁴ ze² zung² jyun⁴ zap¹ jyun⁴ mei⁶ dik¹ zou⁶ faat³, bei² hei² han² do¹ sai¹ caan¹ teng¹ “kaau³ si¹ fu⁶⁻² sik⁶ wu⁴⁻²” jing⁶ zan¹ dak¹ do¹.

直至今天，森美仍然堅持這種原汁原味的做法，比起很多西餐廳「靠師傅食糊」認真得多。

直至今天，森美仍然坚持这种原汁原味的做法，比起很多西餐厅「靠师傅食糊」认真得多。

monosodium glutamate
monosodium glutamate

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) monosodium glutamate; MSG


生氣

/saːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/

生气
生气
生气
生气
生气

(Hong Kong Cantonese) intake gas (of a vehicle)


fans

/fɛːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

/fɛːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) admirer(s); supporter(s) (Classifier: 班; 個／个)


保姆

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/po⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/po⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) school bus escort; school bus guide


briefing

/piː⁵⁵ fɪŋ²¹/

/piː⁵⁵ fɪŋ³⁵/

/piː⁵⁵ fɪŋ²¹/

/piː⁵⁵ fɪŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) briefing; meeting with the purpose of introducing information or instruction about something that happens afterwards


葡萄

Borrowed from Bactrian *bādāwa (“wine”) [130 BCE]; compare Persian باده (bâde, “wine”) (Schuessler, 2007; Chmielewski, 1958). Grape was introduced in China by Zhang Qian (張騫) during the Eastern Han period.
The verb sense is from 吃不到的葡萄是酸的 (“the grapes are sour anyway”)

蒲陶
蒲萄
葡桃
蒲桃
孛萄
浮萄
孛陶

/pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³/

/pʰu³⁵ tʰaʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/pʰou²⁴ tʰɔ⁵¹/

/pʰou̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/pʰu¹¹ tʰo¹¹/

/pʰu⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/

/pʰuo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³/

/puo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³/

/pu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³/

/pʰu²³⁻²¹ to²³/

/pʰu²⁴⁻²² to²⁴/

/pʰu²⁴⁻¹² to²⁴/

/pʰo²³⁻²¹ to²³/

/pʰɤ²⁴⁻³³ tɤ²⁴/

/pʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/

/pʰo¹³⁻²² to¹³/

/pʰɤ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³/

/pʰɔ¹³⁻²² to¹³/

/po²⁴⁻³³ to²⁴/

/pʰue²⁴⁻³³ tɤ²⁴/

/pu²⁴⁻²² to²⁴/

/pɔ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³/

/pɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵/

/bəʔ¹¹ dɔ²³/

/pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³/

/pʰu³⁵ tʰaʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/pʰou²⁴ tʰɔ⁵¹/

/pʰou̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/pʰu¹¹ tʰo¹¹/

/pʰu⁵⁵ tʰo⁵⁵/

/pʰuo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³/

/puo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³/

/pu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³/

/pʰu²³⁻²¹ to²³/

/pʰu²⁴⁻²² to²⁴/

/pʰu²⁴⁻¹² to²⁴/

/pʰo²³⁻²¹ to²³/

/pʰɤ²⁴⁻³³ tɤ²⁴/

/pʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/

/pʰo¹³⁻²² to¹³/

/pʰɤ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³/

/pʰɔ¹³⁻²² to¹³/

/po²⁴⁻³³ to²⁴/

/pʰue²⁴⁻³³ tɤ²⁴/

/pu²⁴⁻²² to²⁴/

/pɔ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³/

/pɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵/

/bəʔ¹¹ dɔ²³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to be jealous; to envy


WFC

Initialism of English who fucking cares.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) who fucking cares?


WFC

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to not care; to disregard


hard sell

/haːt̚⁵ sɛːu̯⁵⁵/

/haːt̚⁵ sɛːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) having pressure towards the potential buyer to agree to a purchase


hard sell

/haːt̚⁵ sɛːu̯⁵⁵/

/haːt̚⁵ sɛːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to conduct a hard sell; to pressure the potential buyer to agree to a purchase


正式

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sɨn⁵⁵ sɨt̚²/

/t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

/t͡sən³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sɨn⁵⁵ sɨt̚²/

/t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

/t͡sən³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, of people) attractive; awesome


quali

/kʷʰɔː⁵⁵ liː³⁵/

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ liː³⁵/

/kʷʰɔː⁵⁵ liː³⁵/

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ liː³⁵/

show quali

As the old saying goes, no qualifications and no money.

2010 August, 陳映彤, Case 1 - 第三十七年, 社點 (Social Focus), volume 30, page 42

zing³ so² wai⁶ mou⁵ kwo¹ li², jau⁶ mou⁵ ngan⁴ zi².

正所謂無quali，又無銀紙。

正所谓无quali，又无银纸。

I've seen some experts who can divide the assumptions in a data report to promote level after level; it's more complicated than Nine Yang Divine Skill! These are the skills of an analyst who gets a few million annually.

2016 September, 羅尚沛 (Eugene Law), 業績的後現代生活, in 港股策略王, issue 88, page 61

siu² dai⁶ gin³ gwo³ jat¹ di¹ gou¹ sau², jat¹ fan⁶ bou³ biu² ge³ assumption ho² ji⁵ sai³ fan¹ dou³ jat¹ cang⁴ daap⁶ jat¹ cang⁴ gam² teoi¹ zin², fuk¹ zaap⁶ gwo³ gau² joeng⁴ san⁴ gung¹, nei¹ di¹ mai⁶ hai⁶ nin⁴ san¹ gei² baak³ maan⁶ ge³ fan¹ sik¹ jyun⁴ kwo¹ li² lo¹

小弟見過一啲高手，一份報表嘅assumption可以細分到一層疊一層咁推展，複雜過九陽神功，呢啲咪係年薪幾百萬嘅分析員quali囉

小弟见过一啲高手，一份报表嘅assumption可以细分到一层叠一层咁推展，复杂过九阳神功，呢啲咪系年薪几百万嘅分析员quali啰

Today is Chinese New Year's eve, and it's also the last day of the Chinese New Year fairs. Out of the 4 CE candidates, 3 went to the fairs yesterday. Two of them with higher approval ratings, John Tsang and Woo Kwok-hing, went to Victoria Park to show off their status and prove how super popular they are.

2017 January 27, 李八方, 跑馬仔年宵鬥人氣 胡官冧民主派 鬍鬚曾變「行政長官」, 蘋果日報 (Apple Daily)

gam¹ jat⁶ hai⁶ nin⁴ saam¹ sap⁶ maan⁵, jik⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ nin⁴ siu¹ zeoi³ hau⁶ jat¹ jat⁶, 4 wai⁶⁻² dak⁶ sau² caam¹ syun² jan⁴, 3 wai⁶⁻² cam⁴ jat⁶ dou¹ heoi³ zo² nin⁴ siu¹, loeng⁵ wai⁶⁻² zi¹ ci⁴ dou⁶ gaau³ gou¹ dik¹ zang¹ zeon³ waa⁴ tung⁴ wu⁴ gwok³ hing¹, gang² hai⁶ lok⁶ heoi³ wai⁴ jyun⁴⁻² sou¹ kwo¹ li² laa¹, zing³ ming⁴ zi⁶ gei² jau⁵ gei² super popular maa³.

今日係年三十晚，亦都係年宵最後一日，4位特首參選人，3位噚日都去咗年宵，兩位支持度較高的曾俊華同胡國興，梗係落去維園騷quali啦，證明自己有幾super popular嘛。

今日系年三十晚，亦都系年宵最后一日，4位特首参选人，3位㖊日都去咗年宵，两位支持度较高的曾俊华同胡国兴，梗系落去维园骚quali啦，证明自己有几super popular嘛。

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) qualifications; skills; abilities; status


chur

Hong Kong English: chur


archi

/aː⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/

/aː⁵⁵ kʰiː³⁵/

From clipping of English architect or English architecture.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) architecture industry; architect

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) architecture (as a subject)


katso

/kʰɐt̚⁵ sou̯³⁵/

/kʰɐt̚⁵ sou̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) catholic society (student association)


resi

/ɹɛː⁵⁵ si²¹/

/ɹɛː⁵⁵ si³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) resident of a hall


青山

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ san³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ san³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

留得青山在，不愁沒柴燒／留得青山在，不愁没柴烧

liú dé qīngshān zài, bù chóu méi chái shāo

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory, slang) psycho

an escaped criminal from the Castle Peak hospital

青山走犯

psychiatric hospital
psychiatric hospital

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) psychiatric hospital


cau

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to caution (especially in a legal process)


花生

→ Guiqiong: χuɐsəŋ

→ Macanese: façám

→ Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠸᠠᠰᠠᠩ (quwasang) / хуасан (xuasan)

→ Uyghur: خاسىڭ (xasing)

→ White Hmong: huabxeeb

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/fa³³ saŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/ˈfa⁴² sɛn⁴²/

/xua¹¹ səŋ¹¹/

/hua⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hua³³ sŋ̍³³/

/ɸa̠³³ sən³³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/fa³³ saŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/ˈfa⁴² sɛn⁴²/

/xua¹¹ səŋ¹¹/

/hua⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hua³³ sŋ̍³³/

/ɸa̠³³ sən³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) drama; rumours; excitement (see 食花生) (Classifier: 粒 c)


菠蘿

→ Bouyei: boylof

→ Zhuang: bohloz

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pə⁴⁴ luə²⁴/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/

/pᵘɔ³³ lᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

/po³³⁻²³ lo⁵⁵/

/pɔ³⁵⁻³³ lɔ²²/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pə⁴⁴ luə²⁴/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹/

/pᵘɔ³³ lᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

/po³³⁻²³ lo⁵⁵/

/pɔ³⁵⁻³³ lɔ²²/

Clipping of 菠蘿蜜 (“paramita; jackfruit”), possibly influenced by reanalysis of the original word as 菠蘿 + 蜜, resulting in the dropping of 蜜 (“honey”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) pineapple; hand grenade; explosive


腐皮

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi³⁵/

/fuː²² pʰei̯²¹/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi³⁵/

/fuː²² pʰei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 負皮／负皮 (fu⁶ pei⁴, “downvote”)


曲線

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʰʊk̚⁵ siːn³³/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/kʰek̚²⁻⁴ sũã²¹³/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʰʊk̚⁵ siːn³³/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/kʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/

/kʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/kʰek̚²⁻⁴ sũã²¹³/

Actually, are you mocking and pretending [to be liking him], or do you genuinely like him?

kei⁴ sat⁶ nei⁵ hai⁶ kuk¹ sin³ gan² ding⁶ hai⁶ zan¹ sam¹ zung¹ ji³ keoi⁵ gaa³?

其實你係曲線緊定係真心鍾意佢㗎？

其实你系曲线紧定系真心钟意佢㗎？

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly Internet slang) to do something indirectly, usually in a mocking or ridiculing manner


有機

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for 有機會 / 有机会.


樓上

/loʊ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/nəu²¹ saŋ²¹³/

/lɐu̯²¹ sœːŋ²²/

/lɛu³⁵ sɔŋ¹¹/

/ləu¹¹ xɒ̃⁴⁵/

/le³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵/

/loʊ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/nəu²¹ saŋ²¹³/

/lɐu̯²¹ sœːŋ²²/

/lɛu³⁵ sɔŋ¹¹/

/ləu¹¹ xɒ̃⁴⁵/

/le³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵/

一百萬樓上

一百万楼上


油菜

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/iu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/iu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/iu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰai²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/iu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/


reu

/ɹiː²² juː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to reunion with friends (typically from university)


reu

/ɹiː²² juː⁵⁵/


phy

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) physics


真心

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴/

/t͡siŋ³³⁻²³ sim³³/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴/

/t͡siŋ³³⁻²³ sim³³/

2021, 蕭欣浩, 《屋邨尋味記》, Hong Kong: 萬里機構, →ISBN, page 33:

I'll reiterate that sandwiches from cha chaan tengs are truly delicious. Disregarding those products sloppily made, having no regard for quality for the sake of making profit, the average cha chaan teng's sandwich conforms to standards, and sometimes, it may be delicious beyond expectation.

ngo⁵ cung⁴ san¹ “caa⁴ gei³” dik¹ saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶ zan¹ sam¹ hou² sik⁶, pit³ ceoi⁴ naa⁵ se¹ cou¹ zai³ laam⁶ zou⁶, wai⁶ kau⁴ zaan⁶ cin⁴⁻² bat¹ gu³ ban² zat¹ dik¹ ceot¹ ban², pou² pin³ “caa⁴ gei³” dik¹ saam¹ man⁴ zi⁶ si⁶ hap⁶ fu⁴ biu¹ zeon² dik¹, jau⁵ si⁴ waan⁴ wui⁵ ciu¹ ceot¹ jyu⁶ kei⁴ dik¹ hou² sik⁶.

我重申「茶記」的三文治真心好食，撇除那些粗製濫造、為求賺錢不顧品質的出品，普遍「茶記」的三文治是合乎標準的，有時還會超出預期的好食。

我重申「茶记」的三文治真心好食，撇除那些粗制滥造、为求赚钱不顾品质的出品，普遍「茶记」的三文治是合乎标准的，有时还会超出预期的好食。

2023 December 13, 子棠, quoting 關智斌 [Kenny Kwan], “燒傷後重拾靚仔樣 關智斌對火留陰影”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page B10:

jin⁶ zoi⁶ deoi³ ming⁴ fo² zyu² sik⁶, sam⁶ zi³ jung⁶ daa² fo² gei¹ dim² hoeng¹ fan¹ laap⁶ zuk¹ dou¹ zan¹ sam¹ geng¹, zoeng¹ wui⁵ baa² cyun⁴ uk¹ dik¹ hei³ tai² lou⁴ wun⁶ sing⁴ din⁶ hei³, sam⁶ zi³ waan⁴⁻² ci³ gik¹ dik¹ wan⁶ dung⁶ jaa⁵ wui⁵ siu² sam¹ jat¹ dim².

現在對明火煮食，甚至用打火機點香薰蠟燭都真心驚，將會把全屋的氣體爐換成電器，甚至玩刺激的運動也會小心一點。

现在对明火煮食，甚至用打火机点香薰蜡烛都真心惊，将会把全屋的气体炉换成电器，甚至玩刺激的运动也会小心一点。


mean

(Hong Kong Cantonese) mean (unkind; offensive)


mean

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be mean towards someone


無敵

/bu²⁴⁻²² tiak̚²⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻²² tiak̚²⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² tiɪk̚¹²¹/

Witnessed in the Fifth chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms:
Meaning expanded from no one can stop to overpowered and invincible.

Lu Bu is bold and no one can thwart him.

“sānguóyǎnyì” dì wǔ huí: “Lǚ Bù yīngyǒng wúdí.”

《三國演義》第五回：「呂布英勇無敵。」

《三国演义》第五回：「吕布英勇无敌。」

(Hong Kong Cantonese) extremely; unbeatably; invincibly


花朵

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ tɔː³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ tœː³⁵/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ tɔː³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ tœː³⁵/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) nickname (Classifier: 個／个 c)


紅日

/hʊŋ²¹ jɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ jɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

Due to the fact that public holidays are usually coloured red on a calendar.

Tomorrow is a public holiday, so I don't need to go to work.

ting¹ jat⁶ hung⁴ jat⁶⁻², m⁴ sai² faan¹ gung¹.

聽日紅日，唔使返工。

听日红日，唔使返工。


probit

/pʰɔː²² piːt̚⁵/

/pʰɔː²² piːt̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, mathematics) probability


直升機

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/t͡sʰət̚⁵ sən⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/zəʔ¹¹ sən²² t͡ɕi²³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/t͡sʰət̚⁵ sən⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/zəʔ¹¹ sən²² t͡ɕi²³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) below expectation; worse than anticipated; trappy


集郵

/t͡ɕi³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡saːp̚² jɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu¹³/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡saːp̚² jɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu¹³/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figurative) to collect partners; to have multiple dates at the same time


集郵

/t͡ɕi³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡saːp̚² jɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu¹³/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡saːp̚² jɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iu¹³/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/t͡sip̚⁴⁻³² iu²³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figurative) act of collecting partners


頭盔

→ Middle Korean: 투〮구〮 (thwúkwú)

Korean: 투구 (tugu)

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ kʰu̯i²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰue³³/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰue³³/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ kʰu̯i²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰue³³/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ kʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰue³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) disclaimer (see 戴頭盔／戴头盔)


proba

/pʰɔː²² pei̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔː²² pei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) probation (period of conditional employment or engagement)


師兄

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) used for addressing other users on forums or discussion rooms


filt

filt走 [Cantonese] ― fiu¹ zau² [Jyutping] ― to filter out


方丈

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ɑŋ²/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ³⁵/

/fɑ̃⁵⁵ zã²¹/

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ɑŋ²/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ³⁵/

/fɑ̃⁵⁵ zã²¹/

(Buddhism) abbot's room or quarter, i.e. a small square-zhang room, as Vimalakīrti's room is described in the Vimalakīrti Sūtra

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) narrow-minded person; petty person


滑石

/xu̯ä³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/waːt̚² sɛːk̚²/

/xu̯ä³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/waːt̚² sɛːk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, prison slang) soap


econ

/jiː²² kʰɔːn⁵⁵/

/iː²² kʰɔːn⁵⁵/

/jiː²² kʰɔːn⁵⁵/

/iː²² kʰɔːn⁵⁵/

Econ is a social science major, usually set up under the College of Arts and Sciences, and the course content is more theoretical.

econ shǔyú shèkē lèi zhuānyè, yībān shèzhì zài wénlǐ xuéyuàn xià, kèchéng nèiróng piān lǐlùn

econ屬於社科類專業，一般設置在文理學院下，課程內容偏理論

econ属于社科类专业，一般设置在文理学院下，课程内容偏理论

(Hong Kong Cantonese, American (1980–)) economics (as a subject)


Ching

/siː⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

Irregular romanisation of 師兄／师兄 (si¹ hing¹).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 師兄／师兄 (si¹ hing¹)


geog

/t͡sɔːk̚⁵ kaː³⁵/

/t͡sɔː⁵⁵ kaː³⁵/

/t͡sɔːk̚⁵ kaː³⁵/

/t͡sɔː⁵⁵ kaː³⁵/

From English geography. The orthography is borrowed from English geog.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) geography (as a school subject)


丁丁

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Cantonese JJ (zei1 zei1), from 脧脧 (zoe1 zoe1).

obor

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) penis


法國

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fä⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/fat̚⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/

/huaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kuɔʔ²⁴/

/haʔ¹⁻⁴² kɒʔ¹/

/haʔ²⁻²⁴ kɒʔ²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ kɔk̚³²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/faʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fä⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/fat̚⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/

/huaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kuɔʔ²⁴/

/haʔ¹⁻⁴² kɒʔ¹/

/haʔ²⁻²⁴ kɒʔ²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ kɔk̚³²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/faʔ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

From 法 (Fǎ, abbreviation of 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī), from French France) + 國／国 (guó, “country”).

zh-m

法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)

法唔法國……

法唔法国……

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of 發覺／发觉 (faat3 gok3).


黃牛

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/ˈuɔŋ³⁵ n̠ʲiu³⁵/

/voŋ¹¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ ŋiu¹¹/

/xuɒ̃¹¹ niəu¹¹/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋu⁵³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵⁵/

/ɦuɑ̃²² n̠ʲiɤ⁴⁴/

/u̯an¹³ n̠ʲi̯əu̯¹³/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/ˈuɔŋ³⁵ n̠ʲiu³⁵/

/voŋ¹¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ ŋiu¹¹/

/xuɒ̃¹¹ niəu¹¹/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋu⁵³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵⁵/

/ɦuɑ̃²² n̠ʲiɤ⁴⁴/

/u̯an¹³ n̠ʲi̯əu̯¹³/

Sense 5 most likely derived by analogy of 黑牛. Compare 白牛, formed similarly.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese) cream soda float


熱狗

/ʐɤ⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːt̚² kɐu̯³⁵/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ kɤ²³/

/ʐɤ⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːt̚² kɐu̯³⁵/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ kɤ²³/

Calque of English hot dog.
; Civic Passion

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.

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。

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。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) unairconditioned bus

2014 November 24, PassionTimes 熱血時報, 0:36 from the start, in 涉「篤灰」遭圍堵嗆聲 人力反屈旺角留守者為藍絲帶, spoken by 譚得志 [Tam Tak-chi]:

Those who say they are not hot dogs are all freaking hot dogs!

waa⁶ can¹ zi⁶ gei² m⁴ hai⁶ jit⁶ gau² go² di¹, cyun⁴ kiu¹ bou⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ jit⁶ gau² aa¹!

話親自己唔係熱狗嗰啲，全Q部都係熱狗吖！

话亲自己唔系热狗嗰啲，全Q部都系热狗吖！

2015 July 15, 熱血編輯部 (Carfai), “「熱狗二報」《大公》強烈推介：《黨娘2萌化建國》”, in 《熱血時報》 [Passion Times]:

The Hong Kong Book Fair opens today (15ᵗʰ July) in the HKCEC. Ta Kung Pao, the CCP's mouthpiece paying attention to Civic Passion all along, did not forget its "Hot Dog Times II" identity, and specially publishes an article promoting our work.

hoeng¹ gong² syu¹ zin² gam¹ jat⁶ (7 jyut⁶ 15 jat⁶) jyu¹ wui⁶ zin² kit³ mok⁶, ji⁴ jat¹ hoeng³ gwaan¹ zyu³ “jit⁶ hyut³” dik¹ zung¹ gung⁶ hau⁴ sit⁶ “daai⁶ gung¹ bou³”, jaa⁵ bat¹ mong⁴ kei⁴ “jit⁶ gau² ji⁶ bou³” san¹ fan⁶⁻², gam¹ jat⁶ dak⁶ bit⁶ zaan⁶ man⁴ bong¹ mong⁴ syun¹ cyun⁴ bun² bou³ zok³ ban².

香港書展今日（7月15日）於會展揭幕，而一向關注「熱血」的中共喉舌《大公報》，也不忘其「熱狗二報」身分，今日特別撰文幫忙宣傳本報作品。

香港书展今日（7月15日）于会展揭幕，而一向关注「热血」的中共喉舌《大公报》，也不忘其「热狗二报」身分，今日特别撰文帮忙宣传本报作品。

2016 September 30, 于日辰, 《倫敦金2之〈潛龍勿用〉》 [Lon Don Gold 2], Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 204:

Fuck, I shouldn't have added political stuff at the end out of sensationalism. Now there are a bunch of localists and hot dogs joining in the fun...

diu² ngo⁵ m⁴ jing¹ goi¹ laan⁵ sin³ cing⁴ gaa¹ di¹ zing³ zi⁶ je⁵ lok⁶ go³ mei⁵ dou⁶, gaau² dou³ ji⁴ gaa¹ jan⁵ zo² jat¹ daai⁶ baan¹ bun² tou² paai³ tung⁴ jit⁶ gau² jap⁶ lai⁴ can³ heoi¹......

屌我唔應該懶煽情加啲政治嘢落個尾度，搞到而家引咗一大班本土派同熱狗入嚟趁墟……

屌我唔应该懒煽情加啲政治嘢落个尾度，搞到而家引咗一大班本土派同热狗入嚟趁墟……

2020 August 3, 周顯, Henryporter, “分化分化，多少黃屍借汝之名而行惡！（四）熱狗就是AB團”, in 《國安之立》, page 76:

Basically hot dogs view all centrists as enemies, so they are unlikely to become a major party. Even Cheng Chung-tai addressed himself as "1:69". To be honest, hot dogs are not threatening to the Communist Party.

gei¹ bun² soeng⁶ jit⁶ gau² hai⁶ zoeng¹ so² jau⁵ zung¹ laap⁶ jan⁴ si⁶ si⁶ zi¹ wai⁴ dik⁶ jan⁴, so² ji⁵ hou² naan⁴ zong³ daai⁶ sing⁴ zyu² lau⁴ zing³ dong², zau⁶ lin⁴ zeng⁶ cung⁴ taai³ zi⁶ gei² dou¹ zi⁶ cing¹ wai⁴ “1:69”; m⁴ haak³ hei³ gong² geoi³, hoeng² gung⁶ caan² dong² ngaan⁵ zung¹, jit⁶ gau² zau⁶ hai⁶ bat¹ zuk¹ wai⁴ waan⁶.

基本上熱狗係將所有中立人士視之為敵人，所以好難壯大成主流政黨，就連鄭松泰自己都自稱為「1:69」；唔客氣講句，響共產黨眼中，熱狗就係不足為患。

基本上热狗系将所有中立人士视之为敌人，所以好难壮大成主流政党，就连郑松泰自己都自称为「1:69」；唔客气讲句，响共产党眼中，热狗就系不足为患。

2020 December 19, 郭家好, “【網議政事】抽水蕭若元無戴罩 「熱狗」中回力鏢”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po]:

It sounds soronous, but previously "hot dog" member Alvin Cheng didn't wear face mask while setting up a street stall, claiming what he did was "civil disobedience".

gong² dak¹ gam³ zaak⁶ dei⁶ jau⁵ sing¹, dim² zi¹ zi¹ cin⁴ “jit⁶ gau²” sing⁴ jyun⁴ zeng⁶ gam² mun⁵ (mun⁵ zai²) baai² gaai¹ zaam⁶ si⁴ dou¹ mou⁴ daai³ hau² zaau³, gang¹ sing¹ cing¹ gam² zou⁶ hai⁶ gaau² gan² “gung¹ man⁴ kong³ ming⁶” wo⁵.

講得咁擲地有聲，點知之前「熱狗」成員鄭錦滿（蟎仔）擺街站時都無戴口罩，更聲稱咁做係搞緊「公民抗命」喎。

讲得咁掷地有声，点知之前「热狗」成员郑锦满（螨仔）摆街站时都无戴口罩，更声称咁做系搞紧「公民抗命」㖞。

2021 July 30, 門徒媒體 [Apostles Media], 《門徒媒體》 [Apostles Media]:

The "yellow ribbons" hold more than half of the responsibility for Ng Ka Long losing the match, hot dog Wong Yeung-tat says

jit⁶ gau² wong⁴ joeng⁴ daat⁶: ng⁵ gaa¹ long⁵ syu¹ bo¹ “wong⁴ si¹ daai³⁻²” zim³ ciu¹ gwo³ jat¹ bun³ zaak³ jam⁶

熱狗黃洋達：伍家朗輸波「黃絲帶」佔超過一半責任

热狗黄洋达：伍家朗输波「黄丝带」占超过一半责任

(Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, derogatory or self-deprecatory) Civic Passion, or its member


太空人

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

The Hong Kong Cantonese sense comes from an interpretation of 太空人 as 太 (“wife”) + 空 (“empty”) + 人 (“person”).

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) astronaut (person working abroad away from their family)


contam

/kʰɔːn²² tʰɛːm⁵⁵/

/kʰɔːn²² tʰɛːm⁵⁵/


actu

/ɛːk̚² t͡sʰuː⁵⁵/

/ɛːk̚² t͡sʰou̯²²/

/ɛːk̚² t͡sʰuː⁵⁵/

/ɛːk̚² t͡sʰou̯²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly university slang) actuarial science (as a subject or profession)


鄉下

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ haː²²⁻³⁵/

/hiaŋ³³ ha³²⁻³²⁵/

/hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ha⁵³/

/xiɔŋ⁵⁴ a⁴²/

/hyoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋɑ²⁴²/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² e²²/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ e³³/

/hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɛ²²/

/hĩõ³³⁻²³ e³⁵/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ haː²²⁻³⁵/

/hiaŋ³³ ha³²⁻³²⁵/

/hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha⁵⁵/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ha⁵³/

/xiɔŋ⁵⁴ a⁴²/

/hyoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋɑ²⁴²/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² e²²/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ e³³/

/hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɛ²²/

/hĩõ³³⁻²³ e³⁵/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) foreign places where Hong Kongers frequently travel to, especially Japan (see 返鄉下／返乡下)


老黑

zh-l

黑社會／黑社会 (“triad”)


Irregular romanisation of 笑死 (siu3 sei2).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) LOL


auxi

/ɔːk̚⁵ siː³⁵/

/ɔːk̚⁵ siː³⁵/


chok

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for chok樣／chok样.


正一

/t͡sɪŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ jɐt̚⁵/


消防員

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) person who frequently takes day offs from work


CLS

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ lɐn³⁵ siːn³³/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ lɐn³⁵ siːn³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of 痴撚線／痴撚线 (“fucking crazy”).


水線

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ siːn³³/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ siːn³³/


SLS

/siːu̯³³ lɐn³⁵ sei̯³⁵/

/siːu̯³³ lɐn³⁵ sei̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of 笑撚死 (siu³ lan² sei², “very fucking funny”).


secu

/sɐt̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɐt̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of 實Q／实Q


dog

Derived from English dog, which is translation of 狗 (gau2, “dog”), which is a homophone of 九 (gau2, “nine”), which is a euphemism of 鳩／鸠 (gau1, “fucking; stupid”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, euphemistic) Alternative form of 鳩／鸠 (gau1)


dog

(Hong Kong Cantonese) The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.


/jiː²² lʊk̚⁵/

/jiː²² lʊk̚⁵/

Near homophones 二六 (ji⁶ luk⁶, “two six”) and 二轆／二辘 (ji⁶ luk¹, “two-wheeled”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) motorcycle


Lands

/lɛːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

/lɛːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Lands Department


鹹水

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) water for flushing toilets


錦鯉

錦鯉想點？

锦鲤想点？

Speaking of which, some may ask: "What's your opinion then?"

gong² dou³ ni¹ dou⁶ jau⁶ jau⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ man⁶: “gam² lei⁵ jau⁶ jau⁵ mat¹ gou¹ gin³?”

講到呢度又有人會問：「錦鯉又有乜高見？」

讲到呢度又有人会问：「锦鲤又有乜高见？」

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, neologism) … you … then? Used in rhetorical sentences where the speaker does not want to refer directly to "you", which otherwise may cause fury in the discussion.


筆直

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪk̚²¹/

Phono-semantic matching of English budget.

psm

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of budget


凱旋門

ㄎㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ

кайсюаньмэнь

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ mən³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ syːn²¹ muːn²¹/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ mən³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ syːn²¹ muːn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, fandom slang) vehicle passage under a building, especially of old public housing estate buildings


不了

/pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

thanks, but no thanks
thanks, but no thanks

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, neologism) thanks, but no thanks


潛水

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to disappear for a long period of time

(Hong Kong Cantonese, taxi jargon) to cross the Victoria Harbour


炒粉

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ fɐn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ fɐn³⁵/


binc

Irregular romanisation of 鞭屍／鞭尸 (bin1 si1).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 鞭屍／鞭尸 (bin¹ si¹)


嘢食

/jɛː¹³ sɪk̚²/

/jɛː¹³ sɪk̚²/

Rebracketing of the construction “‹verb› + 嘢食” (“‹verb› something to eat”).


利申

Short for 利益申報／利益申报 (“declaration of financial interests”), 利益 (lìyì, “benefit”) + 申報／申报 (shēnbào, “declare”).

zh-etym-short

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to declare one's financial interests

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) disclaimer (Used to declare the poster's role to tell the readers the neutrality of the post when posting a post on the Internet.)


取替

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯³³/

Grace is too beautiful; nothing can replace it. I just ask that I may give my heart completely to the Lord to show how precious the Lord's love is.

jan¹ din² taai³ mei⁵ lai⁶, mou⁴ sam⁶ mo¹ ho² ceoi² tai³, wai⁴ kau⁴ zoeng¹ sam¹ cyun⁴ jin⁴ kap¹ zyu² loi⁴ zoeng¹ hin² zyu² oi³ do¹ zan¹ gwai³.

恩典太美麗，無甚麼可取替，唯求將心全然給主來彰顯主愛多珍貴。

恩典太美丽，无什么可取替，唯求将心全然给主来彰显主爱多珍贵。

I know you have chosen her at this moment, but I don't need to be afraid of being the second choice; [because] there will be eventually someone to replace her in the next year.

ngo⁵ dung² dik¹, nei⁵ ci² haak¹ si⁶ tiu¹ syun² liu⁵ taa¹, zou⁶ fu³ syun² dou¹ bat¹ seoi¹ hoi⁶ paa³; ming⁴ nin⁴ zi⁶ jau⁵ jat¹ wai⁶⁻² ceoi² tai³ taa¹.

我懂的，你此刻是挑選了她，做副選都不需害怕；明年自有一位取締她。

我懂的，你此刻是挑选了她，做副选都不需害怕；明年自有一位取缔她。


站頭

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/t͡saːm²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/t͡saːm²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

(Cantonese) terminus or major road station, usually staffed (bus or trams)

(Hong Kong Cantonese) boarding place at a bus stop (specifically at the pole)

(Hong Kong Cantonese) head, chief of a bus terminus


學堂

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (學堂):
* → Japanese: 学堂(がくどう) (gakudō)
* → Korean: 학당(學堂) (hakdang)
* → Vietnamese: học đường (學堂)

→ Mongghul: xuutang

→ Wutunhua: xaitang

→ Zhuang: hagdangz

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ɕyo²¹ tʰaŋ²¹/

/ɕyə²⁴ tʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/hɔːk̚² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/hɔk̚³² hɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/hɔʔ² tʰɔŋ¹/

/hɔk̚⁵ tʰɔŋ¹¹/

/ɕyəʔ⁵⁴ tʰɒ̃¹¹/

/xa²⁴ tɔŋ²¹/

/houʔ⁵⁻³³ touŋ⁵³/

/o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³/

/o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³/

/o(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻³ tŋ̍²³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² tɔŋ²³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² tɔŋ²⁴/

/oʔ⁴⁻² tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/hak̚⁴⁻² tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ɦoʔ¹¹ dɑ̃²³/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ɕyo²¹ tʰaŋ²¹/

/ɕyə²⁴ tʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/hɔːk̚² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/hɔk̚³² hɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/hɔʔ² tʰɔŋ¹/

/hɔk̚⁵ tʰɔŋ¹¹/

/ɕyəʔ⁵⁴ tʰɒ̃¹¹/

/xa²⁴ tɔŋ²¹/

/houʔ⁵⁻³³ touŋ⁵³/

/o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³/

/o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³/

/o(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻³ tŋ̍²³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² tɔŋ²³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² tɔŋ²⁴/

/oʔ⁴⁻² tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/hak̚⁴⁻² tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ɦoʔ¹¹ dɑ̃²³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, specifically) school for disciplined services (e.g. police, firefighters, etc.)


hi auntie

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

屌你老母 (“fuck your mother”) is jokingly described by some as a greeting to someone else's mother. The word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum transforms this into English Hi Auntie, which is also a greeting to someone else's mother.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) fuck you


hi auntie

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) to fuck you; to fuck your mother

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) to scold; to reprimand


老虎機

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

So called as both resemble a tiger's mouth - money goes in and never returns.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, dated) parking meter


強國

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/*ɡaŋ kʷɯːɡ/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/*ɡaŋ kʷɯːɡ/

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

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


毒撚

/tʊk̚² lɐn³⁵/

/tʊk̚² lɐn³⁵/

Vulgar alteration of 毒男, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 毒男(どくお) (dokuo), which is a homophone of 独男(どくお) (dokuo, “single male”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, vulgar) lonely boy or man; dork; nerdy boy or man who women are generally not interested in (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)


天文臺

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wən³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

/tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰai⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵⁵ vən³³ de²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wən³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

/tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰai⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵⁵ vən³³ de²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) lookout; lookout man


鹹魚

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ y³⁵/

/haːm²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ham²² ᵑɡui²²⁻²¹/

/ham¹¹ ŋ̍¹¹/

/kiam²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹² hɯ²⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² hɨ²⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² hɯ²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ y³⁵/

/haːm²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ham²² ᵑɡui²²⁻²¹/

/ham¹¹ ŋ̍¹¹/

/kiam²⁴⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹² hɯ²⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² hɨ²⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² hɯ²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) passenger (bus-driver jargon)


住宿

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/t͡syː²² sʊk̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻²² siɔk̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ sɔk̚³²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻²² sɔk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/t͡syː²² sʊk̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻²² siɔk̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ sɔk̚³²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻²² sɔk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) to live in dormitory


孟加拉

/mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/men⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ la²⁴/

/mɛiŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ l̃aʔ⁵/

/biɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁵³/

/biɪŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka³³ la³³/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴/

/mã²² ka⁵⁵ la²¹/

/mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/men⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ la²⁴/

/mɛiŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ l̃aʔ⁵/

/biɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁵³/

/biɪŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka³³ la³³/

/biɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴/

/mã²² ka⁵⁵ la²¹/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) fool; idiot

(Hong Kong Cantonese) a drinking game whose song starts with the line 孟加拉呀孟加拉 (“Bangladesh, oh Bangladesh”)


打邊爐

→ Macanese: tapilu

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu³⁵/

/ta³¹ piɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lu¹¹/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu³⁵/

/ta³¹ piɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lu¹¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) to smoke together


萬里

Sino-Xenic (萬里):
* → Japanese: 万(ばん)里(り) (banri)
* → Korean: 만리(萬里) (malli)
* → Vietnamese: vạn lý (萬里)

/wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ban²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ li⁵³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ li⁴¹/

/wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ban²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ li⁵³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ li⁴¹/

From the idiomatic sense of 萬／万 (wàn) as any uncountable or unimaginably large number.


三沙

/sän⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) subsubcontractor


奶油

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/naːi̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹/

/naɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ iu¹¹/

/nãi⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/nai⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/naːi̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹/

/naɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ iu¹¹/

/nãi⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/nai⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous, slang) Alternative form of 理由


樓下

/loʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ haː²²/

/l̃au⁵³⁻²¹ ɑ²⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² e²²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² e²²/

/lau¹³⁻²² ɛ²²/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ e³⁵/

/loʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ haː²²/

/l̃au⁵³⁻²¹ ɑ²⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² e²²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² e²²/

/lau¹³⁻²² ɛ²²/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ e³⁵/

一百萬樓下

一百万楼下


上便

/sœːŋ²² piːn²²/

/sœːŋ²² piːn²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) mainland China


祠堂

Sino-Xenic (祠堂):
* → Japanese: 祠(し)堂(どう) (shidō)
* → Korean: 사당(祠堂) (sadang)
* → Vietnamese: từ đường (祠堂)

/t͡sʰz̩³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬu²² hɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ¹¹ tʰoŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ tʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩¹¹ tʰɔŋ¹¹/

/si¹³⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/si²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/sɯ²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/su²³⁻³³ tŋ̍²³/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/su²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/su²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/su¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

/sɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬu²² hɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ¹¹ tʰoŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ tʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩¹¹ tʰɔŋ¹¹/

/si¹³⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/si²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/sɯ²⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/su²³⁻³³ tŋ̍²³/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/su²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/su²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/su¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

/sɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵⁵/


乞兒

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/

/hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/haːt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵/

/hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/haːt̚⁵ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/hɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) miser; stingy person


雲吞

→ English: wonton, wanton, wantan

→ Indonesian: wonton

→ Malay: wantan

→ Spanish: wantan

→ Vietnamese: vằn thắn, hoành thánh

/yn³⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/wɐn²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵/

/vun²² hun³³⁻³³⁵/

/uan²²⁻²¹ tʰan⁴⁴/

/hun²⁴⁻²² tʰun³³/

/yn³⁵ tʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/wɐn²¹ tʰɐn⁵⁵/

/vun²² hun³³⁻³³⁵/

/uan²²⁻²¹ tʰan⁴⁴/

/hun²⁴⁻²² tʰun³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) used tissue


流水線

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ siːn³³/

/liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ sũã²¹³/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ siːn³³/

/liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ sũã²¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, bus fandom slang) bus route stopping at each stop along every place it passes (contrary to express routes using expressways)


上樓

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ lau²⁴/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ lau²⁴/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ lau²³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ lau¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ lau²⁴/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ lau²⁴/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ lau²³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ lau¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to move into a public housing flat


滾動

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɐn³⁵ tʊŋ²²/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²²/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ²²/

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɐn³⁵ tʊŋ²²/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²²/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) Alternative form of 感動／感动


十卜

/sɐp̚² pɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːt̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʊk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːt̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʊk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, leetspeak) to support (someone else's words/opinions)


吉士

/kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/kɐt̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) guts; courage


閃卡

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) sexually explicit images, especially of celebrities


插花

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːp̚³ faː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hua⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːp̚³ faː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hua⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, soccer) to perform a step over


小學雞

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ hɔːk̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ hɔːk̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous or offensive) primary school student

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) childish and immature person


hihi

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

From English hi. Originally used in the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街 (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)


hihi

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

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


hihi

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/


事頭婆

/siː²² tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/siː²² tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬu³² heu²² pʰᵘɔ²²⁻²¹/

/siː²² tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/siː²² tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬu³² heu²² pʰᵘɔ²²⁻²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Queen of England, especially Elizabeth II


腸仔

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ e³¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ e³¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/


契弟

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) China


揸弗

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be in charge; to control; to hold the reins of power


Near homophones 四六 (sei³ luk⁶, “four six”) and 四轆／四辘 (sei³ luk¹, “four-wheeled”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) four-wheeled private car


大銀幕

/tä⁵¹ in³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² ŋɐn²¹ mɔːk̚²/

/tä⁵¹ in³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² ŋɐn²¹ mɔːk̚²/


mechan

/mɛːk̚² kʰɛːn⁵⁵/

/mɛːk̚² kʰɛːn⁵⁵/

From clipping of English mechanics or English mechanical.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) mechanics (as a subject)


窩心

/wɔ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/wɔː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/wɔ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/wɔː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, southern China, Hong Kong Cantonese) warm inside; gratified; moved by kindness


炒車

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figuratively) to wrongly believe in misinformation; to fall for rumours


大笨象

/taːi̯²² pɐn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/taːi̯²² pɐn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

All the large American banks have passed the pressure test from the Federal Reserve System, and the “Magic Flute” [Morgan Stanley] just so happened to increase its target price to $84, causing the Elephant’s share price to skyrocket.

2017 June 30, 劉美儀, 大摩調高目標價 睇84元 滙控飆6% 近8年最勁

mei⁵ gwok³ daai⁶ jing⁴ ngan⁴ hong⁴ gwan¹ tung¹ gwo³ lyun⁴ cyu⁵ guk⁶⁻² aat³ lik⁶ cak¹ si³, jau⁶ sik¹ fung⁴ “mo¹ dek⁶” soeng⁶ tiu⁴ muk⁶ biu¹ gaa³ zi³ 84 jyun⁴, ling⁶ daai⁶ ban⁶ zoeng⁶ gu² gaa³ hei² fei¹.

美國大型銀行均通過聯儲局壓力測試，又適逢「摩笛」上調目標價至84元，令大笨象股價起飛。

美国大型银行均通过联储局压力测试，又适逢「摩笛」上调目标价至84元，令大笨象股价起飞。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance, nickname) HSBC Holdings


豆腐婆

/tɐu̯²² fuː²² pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/tɐu̯²² fuː²² pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) lesbian


契哥

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) Russia


公廁

→ Zhuang: gunghcwz

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

係雞係公廁

系鸡系公厕

2017 July 19, 于日辰, 倫敦金 3 之《有用無用你懂不懂》 [London Gold 3], Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 222:

fong¹ fong¹ m⁴ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³, ding² dou³ zeon⁶ dou¹ hai⁶ ngoi⁶ jan⁴ ngaan⁵ zung¹ ge³ gam¹ jung⁴ gai¹ Only, ngo⁵ m⁴ zeon² jam⁶ ho⁴ jan⁴ waa⁶ keoi⁵ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³, zau⁶ syun³ keoi⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ cyun⁴ sam¹ lai⁴ lo² zaai³ lai⁴ bou³ fuk⁶ lai⁴ jiu³ ngo⁵ san¹ baai⁶ ming⁴ lit⁶, ngo⁵ dou¹ jing⁴ jin⁴ gei³ dak¹ cang⁴ ging¹ jau⁵ jat¹ haa⁵ hou² soeng² ceoi² keoi⁵, wing⁵ jyun⁵ oi³ zyu⁶ keoi⁵ jat¹ go³, jat¹ cai⁴ gin³ laap⁶ jat¹ go³ hang⁶ fuk¹ faai³ lok⁶ ge³ gaa¹ ting⁴...... dim² gaai²...... dim² gaai² go³ tin¹ jiu³ gam³ caan⁴ jan²......

芳芳唔係公廁，頂到盡都係外人眼中嘅金融雞Only，我唔准任何人話佢係公廁，就算佢真係全心嚟攞債嚟報復嚟要我身敗名裂，我都仍然記得曾經有一下好想娶佢，永遠愛住佢一個，一齊建立一個幸福快樂嘅家庭……點解……點解個天要咁殘忍……

芳芳唔系公厕，顶到尽都系外人眼中嘅金融鸡Only，我唔准任何人话佢系公厕，就算佢真系全心嚟𫽋债嚟报复嚟要我身败名裂，我都仍然记得曾经有一下好想娶佢，永远爱住佢一个，一齐建立一个幸福快乐嘅家庭……点解……点解个天要咁残忍……

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) town bicycle


公廁

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

公廁名／公厕名 [Cantonese] ― gung¹ ci³ meng⁴⁻² [Jyutping] ― a clichéd name

公廁書包／公厕书包 [Cantonese] ― gung¹ ci³ syu¹ baau¹ [Jyutping] ― an overused type/brand of schoolbag

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, figuratively) hackneyed, clichéd or stale; overused or used by large number of people to the extent of becoming frowned upon


cut線

/kʰɐt̚⁵ siːn³³/

/kʰɐt̚⁵ siːn³³/

From English cut + 線／线 (xiàn, “line; lane”).

佢竟然cut我線！

佢竟然cut我线！

(telephony) to end a call; to hang up (on someone) (usually abruptly)


上行

/sœːŋ¹³ hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

他補充：「或者可以上去維修中心做個簡單服務，他們會發一張receipt給你，那一張就叫『行紙』，『行紙』就好像驗身紙，因為手錶上行沒問題才可獲發『行紙』。」

2019 August 29, “勞力士達人 一隻錶賺百萬”, in 香港經濟日報, 副刊 [fùkān]:

(Hong Kong Cantonese, watch trading) to go to an official licensed store


上水

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to reappear after disappearing for a long period of time


火車頭

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fo³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hu³³ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fo³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hu³³ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) HKSAR passport


乳鴿

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ kaːp̚³⁻³⁵/

/jyː¹³ kɐp̚³/

/jyː¹³ kɐp̚³⁻³⁵/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ kaːp̚³⁻³⁵/

/jyː¹³ kɐp̚³/

/jyː¹³ kɐp̚³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, slang) young Democrat


咕𠱸

/kʰuː⁵⁵ sɵn³⁵/

/kuː⁵⁵ sɵn³⁵/

/kʰuː⁵⁵ sɵn³⁵/

/kuː⁵⁵ sɵn³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) cushion (a soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag)


終極

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪk̚²/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚¹²¹/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɪk̚²/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚¹²¹/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚⁴/


嘢飲

/jɛː¹³ jɐm³⁵/

/jɛː¹³ jɐm³⁵/

Rebracketing of the construction “‹verb› + 嘢飲” (“‹verb› something to drink”).

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) beverage; drink


貓仔

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋiau¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋiau¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ba¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ba²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ba¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ba²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) bobcat (vehicle)


差館

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ kuːn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ kuːn³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) police station (Classifier: 間／间 c)


打靶

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taː³⁵ paː³⁵/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pa⁵⁵⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁵³/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taː³⁵ paː³⁵/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pa⁵⁵⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁵³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance) to suspend trading of futures, options or warrants due to expiry or being exercised


鳩嗚

/kɐu̯⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

From Mandarin 購物／购物 (gòuwù, “shopping”), from an Internet meme in 2014. During a news report, an anti-Occupy Central protester was asked why she was at the protest. She forgot how to say “shopping” in Cantonese and replied with gòuwù, exposing her identity as a Mainlander.


金牛

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu¹³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² ɡu¹³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) 1,000-dollar note (Classifier: 張／张 c)


拐子佬

/kʷaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/kʷaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) child kidnapper


沉船

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ syːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ syːn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative, neologism, slang, specifically, originally) to fall in love with a prostitute or a sexual partner; (now) to fall in love


大葛樓

/taːi̯²² kɔːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹/

/taːi̯²² kɔːt̚³ lɐu̯²¹/

葛 (got3) is the transcription of English court.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Court of Final Appeal Building


咪仙

/mɐi̯⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/mɐi̯⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/


夜更

/jɛː²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛː²² kaːŋ⁵⁵/

值夜更


中箭

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siːn³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siːn³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, derogatory or humorous) Demosisto, or its member


大媽

/taːi̯²² maː⁵⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ma³³/

/taːi̯²² maː⁵⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ma³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) (elderly) woman, especially one from Mainland China


keep住

/kʰiːp̚⁵ t͡syː²²/

/kʰiːp̚⁵ t͡syː²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to keep (maintain possession of); to hold on to

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to keep on (continue to)


尿袋

/ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/niːu̯²² tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ŋiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰoɪ⁵³/

/ziɤ³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/niːu̯²² tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ŋiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰoɪ⁵³/

/ziɤ³³⁻²¹ te³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative) powerbank


當更

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be on one's shift; to be on duty


睇場

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/


hold住

/xoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/xɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/xɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to keep possession of something


阿Sir

tlb

(Cantonese, originally Hong Kong Cantonese)

/aː³³ sœː²¹/

/aː³³ sɛː²¹/

/aː³³ sœː²¹/

/aː³³ sɛː²¹/

阿Sir早晨！


Cable

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Hong Kong Cable Television


巴打

/paː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) brother; bro; male netizen


雲呢拿

wen⁴⁻⁶ néi¹ la⁴⁻²

/wɐn²¹⁻²² nei̯⁵⁵ laː²¹⁻³⁵/

/wɐn²¹⁻²² nei̯⁵⁵ laː²¹⁻³⁵/

云呢拿
雲呢嗱
雲尼拿
雲尼嗱
呍呢嗱
呍呢拿


哈囉喂

/haː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵ wɐi̯³³/

/haː⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵ wɐi̯³³/

Phono-semantic matching of English Halloween.


碌士

/nʊk̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/nʊk̚⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) paper or document printed with notes (Classifier: 份 c; 張／张 c; 版 c; 頁／页 c; 疊／叠 c)


大貓

/taːi̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯³³ maːu̯⁵⁵/

In reference to the pair of lion sculptures outside the bank's headquarters.


士哥

/siː²² kɔː⁵⁵/

/siː²² kɔː⁵⁵/


大仙

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) senior from year 3


開齋

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɛ²⁴ t͡sɛ²⁴/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɛ²⁴ t͡sɛ²⁴/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to occur for the first time or after a long break


擢樣

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to try too hard to look cute, handsome or sexy, especially in front of a camera


chok樣

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) Alternative term for 擢樣／擢样.


阿爺

/aː³³ jɛː²¹/

/aː³³ jɛː²¹/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative, humorous) the central government of the People's Republic of China


絲打

/siː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) sister; female netizen


咖啡仔

/kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

From the brown uniform that traffic wardens in Hong Kong wear.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) male traffic warden (especially a young one)


咖啡妹

ga³ fé¹ mui⁶⁻¹

/kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/

/kaː³³ fɛː⁵⁵ muːi̯²²⁻⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) female traffic warden


落波

掛波

antonym(s) of “to have a typhoon warning signal cancelled”

/lɔːk̚² pɔː⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² pɔː⁵⁵/

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


泥鯭的

/nɐi̯²¹ maːŋ⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

/nɐi̯²¹ maːŋ⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) illegal share taxi; illegal taxi that takes a full car of passengers going to the same area for a fee lower than normal


拖卡

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative) bus bunching; two buses following the same route in close proximity


皇氣

/wɔːŋ²¹ hei̯³³/

/wɔːŋ²¹ hei̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) police


做gym

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to work out (at a gym)


gel頭

/t͡sɛːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sɛːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) to be overconfident in one's predictions


北姑

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory, offensive) prostitute from Mainland China


紅衫魚

/xʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ saːm⁵⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/xʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ saːm⁵⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) 100-dollar note (Classifier: 張／张 c)


拉布

(Hong Kong Cantonese, soccer) to buy time by circulating the ball in a part of the field


YP仔

/waːi̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/waːi̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

From initialism of English young prisoner + 仔 (zai2, diminutive suffix).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) young offender


車仔

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiɛ³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃʰa⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰia³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiɛ³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃʰa⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰia³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Chelsea Football Club (short for 車路士／车路士 (ce¹ lou⁶ si⁶))


圍爐

/weɪ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

/ui²³⁻³³ lɔ²³/

/ui¹³⁻²² lɔ¹³/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ²⁴/

/ui²⁴⁻²¹ lɔ²⁴/

/ui²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lou⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

/ui²³⁻³³ lɔ²³/

/ui¹³⁻²² lɔ¹³/

/ui²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ²⁴/

/ui²⁴⁻²¹ lɔ²⁴/

/ui²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lou⁵⁵/

圍爐取暖 圍爐取暖#Chinese

围炉取暖 围炉取暖#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for 圍爐取暖／围炉取暖.

Short for 圍爐取暖／围炉取暖.


大牛

/tä⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) 500-dollar note (Classifier: 張／张 c)


叮叮

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/


雞乸

Phono-semantic matching of English Scania.

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ naː³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ naː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Scania (a bus and truck manufacturer)


𢆡

/ⁿden²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/ⁿden²¹⁻²¹⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 乳 (“milk; breast”) + phonetic 年.
Compare Hakka 奶 (nen), Min Nan 奶 (ni, lin, leng), Zhuang noemz, Thai นม (nom).

Han compound

(Hong Kong Cantonese) nipple (Classifier: 粒 c)


煎pan

/t͡siːn⁵⁵ pʰɛːn⁵⁵/

/t͡siːn⁵⁵ pʰɛːn⁵⁵/


拜山

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã³³/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to visit someone in jail


call loan

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɔː⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance, of a bank) to urge for immediate repayment of a loan or mortgage


龍口

/lʊŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

/lʊŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

Possibly derived from the use of 龍／龙 (lung4) to refer to money in triad jargon (Bolton and Hutton, 2005).


O記

From English Organised Crime and Triad Bureau + 記／记 (gei³, suffix for restaurants, stores, etc.).

der

Hong Kong Police Force
w:Hong Kong Police Force

(Hong Kong Cantonese, law enforcement, colloquial) the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB, a bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force)


/siː⁵⁵ naːi̯⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ naːi̯⁵⁵/

From 師奶／师奶 (si¹ naai⁵⁻¹), which is near homophonous to English C nine.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 師奶／师奶 (si¹ naai⁵⁻¹)


左膠

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

2015 April 17, 孫柏文, “李光耀後要沽新加坡！”, in 《港股策略王》, number 16, page 47:

nei⁵ dei⁶ bei⁶ hoeng¹ gong² di¹ zo² gaau¹ cyun⁴ mui⁴ sai² nou⁵ do¹ nin⁴, zing⁶ hai⁶ teng¹ gwo³ lei⁵ gwong¹ jiu⁶ di¹ hei¹ aat³ jan⁴ dei⁶ ge³ je⁵, bat¹ gwo³ lik⁶ nin⁴ loi⁴, keoi⁵ bat¹ dyun⁶ cung⁴ fuk¹ dong¹ nin⁴ jat⁶ bun² zai² hai² ji⁶ zin³ si⁴ caa¹ di¹ saat³ zo² keoi⁵ ge³ gu³ si⁶.

你哋被香港啲左膠傳媒洗腦多年，淨係聽過李光耀啲欺壓人哋嘅嘢，不過歷年來，佢不斷重複當年日本仔喺二戰時差啲殺咗佢嘅故事。

你哋被香港啲左胶传媒洗脑多年，净系听过李光耀啲欺压人哋嘅嘢，不过历年来，佢不断重复当年日本仔喺二战时差啲杀咗佢嘅故事。

2019 June 5, 甘瑜, “「左膠」勸和平示威 撻着「的士梁」鬧鬼”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A9:

faan² deoi³ paai³⁻¹ gan⁶ jat⁶ hai⁶ gam² ceoi¹ guk¹ keoi⁵ dei⁶ lai⁴ gan² sing¹ kei⁴ jat⁶ go³ faan² sau¹ lai⁶ jau⁴ hang⁴, jau⁵ di¹ “zo² gaau¹” zau⁶ daam¹ sam¹ bei² di¹ bou⁶ lik⁶ fan⁶ zi² waai⁶ si⁶, zau⁶ waa⁶ geng¹ jau⁵ jan⁴ “baan⁶ jau⁴ hang⁴ jan⁴ si⁶ dak⁶ dang¹ jan⁵ faat³ bou⁶ lik⁶ cung¹ dat⁶”, hei¹ mong⁶ daai⁶ wui⁶⁻² koeng⁴ diu⁶ gam¹ ci³ hai⁶ “100% wo⁴ ping⁴ si⁶ wai¹” wo⁵.

反對派近日係咁催谷佢哋嚟緊星期日個反修例遊行，有啲「左膠」就擔心俾啲暴力分子壞事，就話驚有人「扮遊行人士特登引發暴力衝突」，希望大會強調今次係「100%和平示威」喎。

反对派近日系咁催谷佢哋嚟紧星期日个反修例游行，有啲「左胶」就担心俾啲暴力分子坏事，就话惊有人「扮游行人士特登引发暴力冲突」，希望大会强调今次系「100%和平示威」㖞。

social justice warrior
social justice warrior

(originally Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, neologism, derogatory, offensive) idealistic liberal; leftard; social justice warrior


京京

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

禾巧京京 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― wo⁵ haau² ging¹ ging¹ [Jyutping] ― I'm very scared

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak) scared


食錢

/sɪk̚² t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/sɪk̚² t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of an ATM or other machines) to "swallow" banknotes or coins: to accept banknotes or coins without recognising the amount paid


hang機

/hɛːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/hɛːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) to hang; to freeze

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, of a person) to halt responding to conversations, when one is taking a long time in order to come up with an appropriate response


草裙舞

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ mou̯¹³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kun²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kʷʰɐn²¹ mou̯¹³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kun²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

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


van仔

/wɛːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/wɛːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

From English van + 仔 (diminutive suffix).

(Hong Kong Cantonese) minivan, especially one used for transporting goods (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)

(Hong Kong Cantonese) minibus; public light bus (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)


牛河

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ hɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ᵑɡeu²² hᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ hɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ᵑɡeu²² hᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

Short for 牛肉河粉.
; (Hong Kong Cantonese) to go for a ride

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly bus spotting jargon, humorous) to go for a ride (especially a bus ride)


字頭

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡siː²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/zi³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/zz̩²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡siː²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/zi³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/zz̩²² dɤ⁴⁴/


行街紙

/ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haːŋ²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haːŋ²¹ kaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) immigration recognizance form; temporary identification document (that allows the holder to stay in Hong Kong)


韓國仔

/hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) police riot gear


大陸仔

/taːi̯²² lʊk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² liɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/taːi̯²² lʊk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² liɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slightly derogatory) young man from mainland China


雞頭

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/koi³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/koi³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, construction cant) excavator (vehicle)


廢青

/feɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐi̯³³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐi̯³³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) slacker youth; dumb youth


doub

2015 January 31, “海富苑業主：成交價睇萬八 望賺個「Doub」”, in on.cc東網, 產經:

hoi² fu³ jyun² jip⁶ zyu²: sing⁴ gaau¹ gaa³ tai² maan⁶ baat³, mong⁶ zaan⁶ go³ “dap¹”

海富苑業主：成交價睇萬八 望賺個「Doub」

海富苑业主：成交价睇万八 望赚个「Doub」

2016 November 4, “私人混能旗艦 Volvo XC90 T8 Excellence”, in 港股策略王, number 97, page 73:

zing² tai² cyun⁴ dung⁶ bou³ guk⁶ dik¹ fung¹ zik⁶ nau² lik⁶ syu¹ ceot¹ daat⁶ 240 Nm, jau⁴ zing⁶ zi² gaa¹ cuk¹ zi³ si⁴ cuk¹ 100 gung¹ lei⁵ gan² 5.6 miu⁵, daan⁶ cong² fong¹ sou³ geoi³ hin² si⁶, mui⁵ baak³ gung¹ lei⁵ jau⁴ hou³ gan² 2.1 gung¹ sing¹, zik¹ si² “bei² go³ dap¹ keoi⁵”, mui⁵ baak³ gung¹ lei⁵ 5.1 gung¹ sing¹ jik⁶ zi² si⁶ siu² jing⁴ fong⁴⁻² ce¹ dik¹ seoi² ping⁴, sou³ zik⁶ ho² wai⁶ ging¹ jan⁴!

整體傳動佈局的峰值扭力輸出達240Nm，由靜止加速至時速100公里僅5.6秒，但廠方數據顯示，每百公里油耗僅2.1公升，即使「俾個doub佢」，每百公里5.1公升亦只是小型房車的水平，數值可謂驚人！

整体传动布局的峰值扭力输出达240Nm，由静止加速至时速100公里仅5.6秒，但厂方数据显示，每百公里油耗仅2.1公升，即使「俾个doub佢」，每百公里5.1公升亦只是小型房车的水平，数值可谓惊人！

2016, 于日辰（小姓奴）, 倫敦金 Lon Don Gold 2, page 172:

“gaa¹ soeng⁵ keoi⁵ dei⁶ m⁴ wui⁵ zou⁶ jat¹ tou³ gam³ siu² gaa¹ ge³, jat¹ jan⁴ zou⁶ loeng⁵ tou³ ji⁵ ging¹ hei² go³ dap¹!”

「加上佢哋唔會造一套咁小家嘅，一人做兩套已經起個Doub！」

「加上佢哋唔会造一套咁小家嘅，一人做两套已经起个Doub！」

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Short for double. (Classifier: 個／个 c)


啡走

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) coffee with condensed milk for sweetness (in place of sugar)


茶走

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaː²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaː²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) milk tea with condensed milk for sweetness (in place of sugar)


煙腸

/jiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵/

/iːn⁵⁵ tʰœːn³⁵/

/jiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵/

/iːn⁵⁵ tʰœːn³⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English intern.

psm

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) intern (worker)


叉電

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tiːn²²/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tiːn²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to charge; to recharge (a battery or electronic device)

recharge one's batteries
recharge one's batteries

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, of a person) to recharge (to invigorate and revitalize one's energy level); to recharge one's batteries


孖寶

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Mario (used in video game title like Super Mario Bros., not the titular character)


last day

(Hong Kong Cantonese) final, last day at one's work or school


last day

But then it feels like there was something different from the ordinary norm: as the bus began to depart, I quickly hopped on the bus, and only at the very moment of paying the fares, I had realised that it was my last day at work yesterday.

2022, 麵仔（麵咪媽）, 我不是燈神 Just Minson, page 96

daan⁶ jau⁶ hou² ci⁵ jau⁵ di¹ me¹ ji⁶ jyu¹ ping⁴ jat⁶, baa¹ si⁶⁻² zeon² bei⁶ hoi¹ ceot¹, ngo⁵ fei¹ ci⁵ bun¹ paau² soeng² ce¹, zau⁶ hai⁶ bei² cin⁴⁻² jat¹ hak¹, ngo⁵ sin¹ sing² hei², ngo⁵ cam⁴ jat⁶ ji⁵ ging¹ last dei¹ zo².

但又好似有啲咩異於平日，巴士準備開出，我飛似般跑上車，就係畀錢一刻，我先醒起，我噚日已經last day咗。

但又好似有啲咩异于平日，巴士准备开出，我飞似般跑上车，就系畀钱一刻，我先醒起，我㖊日已经last day咗。

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have one's final, last day at work or school


沙頭角

/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/ʂä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɔːk̚³/

Allegedly from the following line, composed by a visiting official in the Qing dynasty

The sun rises from the beach; the moon hangs above the cape.

日出沙頭，月懸海角。

日出沙头，月悬海角。

沙頭角咁遠

沙头角咁远

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) somewhere remote or distant


金魚佬

/kɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lou̯³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ jyː²¹ lou̯³⁵/

Referring to 1960s child rapist Fong Long Fai (方龍輝), whose modus operandi was to deceive his victims by telling that he would bring them to view goldfish.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, dated) child molester; kiddy fiddler; pedophile


又要威，又要戴頭盔

jau⁶ jiu³ wai¹, jau⁶ jiu³ daai³ tau⁴ kwai¹

yeo⁶ yiu³ wei¹, yeo⁶ yiu³ dai³ teo⁴ kuei¹

/jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ wɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ taːi̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Originated from a post on HKGolden circa 2009, which was intended to be a random rhyming phrase created by the original poster. Later popularized through Jackie Chan's TV commercial with Kaspersky antivirus, in which he was wearing a helmet.

want to look awesome but also want to wear a helmet at the same time

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to wish to grab attention or be awe-inspiring, yet not be willing to take risks or get oneself into trouble; talking hawk, acting chicken


戴頭盔

/taːi̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Back-formation from 又要威，又要戴頭盔／又要威，又要戴头盔

back-formation

Back-formation from 又要威，又要戴頭盔／又要威，又要戴头盔

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to put up a disclaimer or cautiously word in fear of having to take responsibility for making mistakes


撳𨋢

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to press the elevator call button


搭𨋢

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to ride the elevator; to take the elevator


巴絲

/paː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) 巴打 (“brothers”) and 絲打／丝打 (“sisters”)


耶撚

/jɛː²¹ lɐn³⁵/

/jɛː²¹ lɐn³⁵/

2018, 王貽興, 《只是暫時不想戀愛》, Hong Kong: 日閱堂出版社, →ISBN, page 116

jau⁵ jat¹ zung² neoi⁵ sang¹ maan⁴ mei⁴ miu⁶ dik¹, dong¹ taa¹ sing⁴ liu⁵ jan⁴ cai¹ jan⁴ mou⁵, gok³ dak¹ zi⁶ gei² si⁶ sai³ soeng⁶ zeoi³ hang⁶ fuk¹ dik¹ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻², zau⁶ wui⁵ hoi¹ ci² faat³ fai¹ mou⁵ sing³ bun² sik¹, ji⁵ sing³ mou⁵ zi¹ taai³ seoi⁴ lin⁴ ngo⁵ ze² se¹ si⁶ gaak³ do¹ nin⁴ jing⁴ jin⁴ mei⁶ fan¹ jing⁴ jin⁴ daan¹ san¹ dik¹ cin⁴ naam⁴ jau⁵, taa¹ wui⁵ jat¹ bin¹ wui⁴ jik¹ dong¹ co¹, jat¹ bin¹ fu² hau² po⁴ sam¹, ji⁵ je⁴ lan² dik¹ jyu⁵ hei³ hau² man⁵ hyun³ nei⁵ si⁶ si⁴ hau⁶ ding⁶ haa⁶ loi⁴, jau⁶ gou³ sou³ nei⁵ jyu⁴ gwo² zoi³ ze² joeng⁶ haa⁶ heoi³, gei² sap⁶ seoi³ jan⁴ wui⁴ gaa¹ jing⁴ jin⁴ mut⁶ jau⁵ jat¹ wun² nyun⁵ tong¹ jat¹ coek³ zyu⁶ gaa¹ faan⁶, zoi³ nou⁵ lik⁶ dou¹ mut⁶ jau⁵ jam⁶ ho⁴ ji³ ji⁶......

有一種女生蠻微妙的，當她成了人妻人母，覺得自己是世上最幸福的女人，就會開始發揮母性本色，以聖母姿態垂憐我這些事隔多年仍然未婚仍然單身的前男友，她會一邊回憶當初，一邊苦口婆心，以耶撚的語氣口吻勸你是時候定下來，又告訴你如果再這樣下去，幾十歲人回家仍然沒有一碗暖湯一桌住家飯，再努力都沒有任何意義……

有一种女生蛮微妙的，当她成了人妻人母，觉得自己是世上最幸福的女人，就会开始发挥母性本色，以圣母姿态垂怜我这些事隔多年仍然未婚仍然单身的前男友，她会一边回忆当初，一边苦口婆心，以耶撚的语气口吻劝你是时候定下来，又告诉你如果再这样下去，几十岁人回家仍然没有一碗暖汤一桌住家饭，再努力都没有任何意义……

2020, 迪, 鬥獸場前的十字架, in 傘下的人, 《我們的最後進化：Our Last Evolution》, Taipei: 一人出版社, →ISBN https://www.google.com/books/edition/我們的最後進化/UH77DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT18

seon³ tou⁴ go¹ sing¹ bat¹ zyut³ jyu⁴ leoi⁵, mong⁵ soeng⁶ tou² leon⁶ keoi¹ “lin⁴ dang¹” jung² jin⁶ daai⁶ loeng⁶ gam² ze⁶ wo⁴ jan¹ soeng² gei¹ duk¹ tou⁴ dik¹ tip³ man⁴, jau⁵ mong⁵ man⁴ cing¹: “ji⁵ hau⁶ bat¹ zoi³ siu³ nei⁵ mun⁴ je⁴ lan² (lei⁴ dei⁶ seon³ tou⁴).”

信徒歌聲不絕如縷，網上討論區「連登」湧現大量感謝和欣賞基督徒的帖文，有網民稱：「以後不再笑你們耶撚（離地信徒）。」

信徒歌声不绝如缕，网上讨论区「连登」涌现大量感谢和欣赏基督徒的帖文，有网民称：「以后不再笑你们耶撚（离地信徒）。」

2023, 狼耳小巫, 《二十五樓的七人》 https://www.google.com/books/edition/二十五樓的七人/m-KmEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT75

diu², jau⁶ hai⁶ baan¹ je⁴ lan² hoeng² dou⁶ gau² fai⁶ hoi⁶ jan⁴.

屌，又係班耶撚響度狗吠害人。

屌，又系班耶撚响度狗吠害人。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, religious slur, vulgar, derogatory) stupid Christian; Christard; Jesus freak (usually Protestant) (Classifier: 條／条 c)


廢老

/feɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐi̯³³ lou̯¹³/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐi̯³³ lou̯¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory) worthless elderly person; dumb elderly person


廢中

/fɐi̯³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐi̯³³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory) dumb and stubborn middle-aged person


衰十一

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/

From the eleven-character wording of the legislation on intercourse with girl under 16

to have sexual intercourse with an underage girl

jyu⁵ mei⁶ sing⁴ nin⁴ siu³ neoi⁵ faat³ sang¹ sing³ hang⁴ wai⁴

與未成年少女發生性行為

与未成年少女发生性行为

to mess up the eleven; to be caught for eleven

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial, law, of a man) to commit statutory rape; to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of consent (i.e. 16 in Hong Kong)


大酒店

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tiːm³³/

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tiːm³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic) funeral home; funeral parlor


食花生

/sɪk̚² faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚² faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

From an advertisement of Planters, with the slogan 食住花生等睇戲 (sik⁶ zyu⁶ faa¹ sang¹ dang² tai² hei³, “Let's have some peanuts while watching movies”).

zh-l

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to watch the excitement; to go where the crowds are


大陸喱

/taːi̯²² lʊk̚² lei̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² lʊk̚² lei̯⁵⁵/

喱 (lei1) may be from the second syllable of 咕喱 (gu1 lei1, “coolie”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slur, derogatory) mainlander; person from mainland China


工廈

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ haː²²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ haː²²/

Short for 工業大廈／工业大厦 (“industrial building”).

zh-etym-short

(Hong Kong Cantonese) industrial building


幫辦

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːn²²⁻³⁵/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pan²²/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pan²²/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pan³³/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pan³³/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ paːn²²⁻³⁵/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pan²²/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pan²²/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pan³³/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pan³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, law enforcement) police inspector; inspector of police (in Hong Kong)


科文

/fɔː⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/fɔː⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/


士沙

/siː²² saː⁵⁵/

/siː²² saː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) station sergeant (in Hong Kong)


機舖

/kei̯⁵⁵ pʰou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ pʰou̯³³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) video arcade; arcade; game center


飛砂走奶

/fei̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ naːi̯¹³/

/fei̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ naːi̯¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of coffee or tea) black; without sugar or milk


𨋢口

/liːp̚⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/liːp̚⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) area just outside an elevator


墮樓

/tɔː²² lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/tɔː²² lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic) to commit suicide by jumping from a building; to jump to one's death


倒錢落海

/tou̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tou̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ lɔːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/

Created by the Hong Kong government as a slogan used in an anti-gambling TV advertisement in 2005 (with the slogan quoted below), where 倒錢／倒钱 is a homophonic pun on 賭錢／赌钱 (dou² cin⁴⁻²).

Excessive gambling costs more than you can afford. (literally, “Gambling addiction is like pouring money into the sea.”)

2005, Hong Kong anti-gambling TV commercial

cam⁴ mai⁴ dou² bok³, dou² cin⁴ lok⁶ hoi²

沉迷賭博，倒錢落海

沉迷赌博，倒钱落海

[The Save Lantau Alliance] is concerned that if the government still carries out the "Lantau Tomorrow Vision" plan under decreasing population, decreasing need of commercial land use, decrease in reserves and structural deficit, this project costing billions of dollars will be a complete waste of money and would adversely affect several generations.

2022, Petition by Save Lantau Alliance to LegCo

Zài Xiānggǎng rénkǒu jí shāngyè yòngdì xūyào xiàjiàng, chǔbèi dàfú xiàjiàng jí jiégòuxìng cáichì wēijī xià, réng qiǎng tuī míngrì Dàyǔ Jiāoyǐzhōu tiánhǎi jìhuà, dānxīn wànyì gōngchéng, dǎoqiánluòhǎi, huò yán jǐ dài.

在香港人口及商業用地需要下降、儲備大幅下降及結構性財赤危機下，仍強推明日大嶼交椅洲填海計劃，擔心萬億工程，倒錢落海，禍延幾代。

在香港人口及商业用地需要下降、储备大幅下降及结构性财赤危机下，仍强推明日大屿交椅洲填海计划，担心万亿工程，倒钱落海，祸延几代。

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to pour money down the drain; to squander money


挑機

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) to challenge someone; to pick a fight with someone


領洗紙

/lɪŋ¹³ sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/lɪŋ¹³ sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Catholicism) baptism certificate


更亭

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/kaːŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) security booth; guard booth; guard kiosk; guardhouse


貼地

/tʰiːp̚³ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹/

/tʰiːp̚³ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹/


離地

/li²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/li²⁴⁻²² tue²²/

/li⁴¹⁻²² te⁴¹/

/li²⁴⁻²² tue⁴¹/

/li²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/li¹³⁻²² tue²²/

/li³³⁻¹¹ te³³/

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ tue³³/

/li³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/li²³⁻³³ tue³³/

/li²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/li²⁴⁻²² tue²²/

/li⁴¹⁻²² te⁴¹/

/li²⁴⁻²² tue⁴¹/

/li²²⁻²¹ te²²/

/li¹³⁻²² tue²²/

/li³³⁻¹¹ te³³/

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ tue³³/

/li³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/li²³⁻³³ tue³³/

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


何B仔

/hɔː²¹ piː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/hɔː²¹ piː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

From the nickname of the Hong Kong entertainer Ivan Ho, whose penis was shown in his baby photo displayed on a TV programme.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) penis; wienie


輪大米

/lɵn²¹ taːi̯²² mɐi̯¹³/

/lɵn²¹ taːi̯²² mɐi̯¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, vulgar, slang) to gang-rape


豬嘴

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) gas mask


電話繩

/tiːn²² waː²²⁻³⁵ sɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tiːn²² waː²²⁻³⁵ sɪŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) mobile phone lanyard


脫毒

/tʰyːt̚³ tʊk̚²/

/tʰyːt̚³ tʊk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to get rid of one's nerdy side and become socially active


腳膠

/kœːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/kœːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) person who has a foot fetish


通渠

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, soccer) Short for 通坑渠 (“to nutmeg”).


攬炒

/län²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/laːm¹³⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/

/län²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/laːm¹³⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, card games) to make other players lose together with oneself

When "One Country, Two Systems" faces the crisis of being derailed by "black violence" and "mutual destruction", Hongkongers wish for stability and the establishment of legal and enforcement mechanisms to safeguard national security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, providing a powerful force to embody the will of the people and for Hong Kong's future development.

2020 May 24, 《西方反华势力攻击国安立法暴露其乱港推手真面目》 (Vilification by Western Anti-Chinese Factions on National Security Enactment Shows their True Face to Destabilize Hong Kong), in 《新华每日电讯》, page 4

Zài “hēibào” hé “lǎnchǎo” lìng “yī guó liǎng zhì” miànlín tuōguǐ wēixiǎn zhī shí, Xiānggǎng rénxīn sī ān, kěwàng wěndìng, cóng guójiā céngmiàn jiànlì jiànquán Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū wéihù guójiā ānquán de fǎlǜ zhìdù hé zhíxíng jīzhì, wèi Xiānggǎng níngjù mínxīn, jìxù qiánxíng zhùrù qiángdà lìliàng.

在「黑暴」和「攬炒」令「一國兩制」面臨脫軌危險之時，香港人心思安、渴望穩定，從國家層面建立健全香港特別行政區維護國家安全的法律制度和執行機制，為香港凝聚民心、繼續前行注入強大力量。

在「黑暴」和「揽炒」令「一国两制」面临脱轨危险之时，香港人心思安、渴望稳定，从国家层面建立健全香港特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制，为香港凝聚民心、继续前行注入强大力量。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to seek or induce mutual destruction


過山烏

/kʷɔː³³ saːn⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ saːn⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/


椰菜花

/jɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/jɛ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/jɛː²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ faː⁵⁵/

/jiɛ²² tʰᵘɔi³³ fa³³/

/ia¹¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³ fa⁴⁴/

/jɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/jɛ³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/jɛː²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ faː⁵⁵/

/jiɛ²² tʰᵘɔi³³ fa³³/

/ia¹¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³ fa⁴⁴/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) genital wart


濕電

(Hong Kong Cantonese) mains electricity; domestic electrical power supply


煲底

/pou̯⁵⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

/pou̯⁵⁵ tɐi̯³⁵/

The protest area is so called because it is under the Council block, which resembles a pot.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) protest area of the Legislative Council Complex


有夠

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɐu̯³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²² kau⁴¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɐu̯³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²² kau⁴¹/

真係有夠蠢

真系有够蠢

(regional, chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin, sometimes used in Hong Kong Cantonese) very; quite


jeng

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


打冷

/taː³⁵ laːŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ laːŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have Teochew cuisine, especially as supper or a late night snack


打冷

/taː³⁵ laːŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ laːŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Teochew cuisine, especially as supper or a late night snack

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Teochew restaurant (Classifier: 間／间 c)


擠提

/t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/


釘牌

/tɛːŋ⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹/

/tɛːŋ⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to revoke one's working license


動L

/tʊŋ²² ɛːu̯²²/

/tʊŋ²² ɛːu̯²²/

Onomatopoeic. See duang for detailed etymology.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to bounce; to spring


動L

/tʊŋ²² ɛːu̯²²/

/tʊŋ²² ɛːu̯²²/

1992, Royal Tramp, spoken by Wai Chun-fa (Sandra Ng):

zau⁶ pang⁴ ngo⁵ wai⁵ ceon¹ faa¹ gam³ do¹ nin⁴ ge³ ging¹ jim⁶ aa³, jyu⁴ gwo² naam⁴ jan⁴⁻² jat¹ suk¹ joeng⁴ ne¹, zi² jiu³ hai² keoi⁵ mei⁵ lung⁴ gwat¹ daai⁶ jyut⁶ go² dou⁶ lo² zi¹ caa¹ jat¹ duk¹ lok⁶ heoi³, zau⁶ wui⁵ dung⁶ eu⁶ gam² joeng⁶⁻² daan⁶ faan¹ ceot¹ lei⁴ gaa³ laak³.

就憑我韋春花咁多年嘅經驗呀，如果男人一縮陽呢，只要喺佢尾龍骨大穴嗰度攞支釵一篤落去，就會動L噉樣彈返出嚟㗎嘞。

就凭我韦春花咁多年嘅经验呀，如果男人一缩阳呢，只要喺佢尾龙骨大穴嗰度𫽋支钗一笃落去，就会动L噉样弹返出嚟㗎嘞。


圍爐取暖

to gather a round a stove to keep oneself warm

/wɐi̯²¹ lou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ nyːn¹³/

/wɐi̯²¹ lou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ nyːn¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory) to form an exclusive small clique; to form an echo chamber


荷伯特

/hɔː²¹ paːk̚³ tɐk̚²/

/hɔː²¹ paːk̚³ tɐk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Hobart (a city, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia)


殺校

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of the government) to close down a school


抽氣扇

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hei̯³³ siːn³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hei̯³³ siːn³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Flag of Hong Kong


大龍鳳

/taːi̯²² lʊŋ²¹ fʊŋ²²/

/taːi̯²² lʊŋ²¹ fʊŋ²²/

Named after the Tai Lung Fung Opera Troupe (大龍鳳劇團), a famous Cantonese opera performance group in Hong Kong in 1960s.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) charade; masquerade; shenanigan (Classifier: 場／场 c)


毫子股

/hou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kuː³⁵/

/hou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵ kuː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, finance) stock valued at less than HK$1 but more than or equal to HK$0.1


中銀

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹/

中國銀行 中國銀行#Chinese

中国银行 中国银行#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese and Macau Cantonese) Short for 中國銀行／中国银行 (zung1 gwok3 ngan4 hong4, “Bank of China”).


殘廁

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) toilet for the disabled; accessible toilet


星球人

ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) a person that makes over one million a week


密實

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of clothing) conservative; not revealing


M到

/ɛːm⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

/ɛːm⁵⁵ tou̯³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be on one's period


M痛

/ɛːm⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/

/ɛːm⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to have dysmenorrhea; to have menstrual pain; to have menstrual cramps


買樓

/maːi̯¹³ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maːi̯¹³ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to buy a house or an apartment


/t͡sou̯²² mɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sou̯²² mɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

Initialism of the irregular romanisation of 做乜 (zou⁶ mat¹) + 9 (gau¹).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak) Alternative form of 做乜鳩／做乜鸠 (zou⁶ mat¹ gau¹, “what the fuck is [one] doing”)


(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Alternative form of O-1


(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in their first homosexual relationship


/ou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

From English occupied (“in a relationship”) + 1 (“one [total partners]”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in one's first relationship


/ei̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³ lɪŋ²¹/

/ei̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³ lɪŋ²¹/

From English available (“single”) + 380 total partners, humorous allusion to Airbus A380.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) promiscuous


拉把

/laːi̯⁵⁵ paː³⁵/

/laːi̯⁵⁵ paː³⁵/

摺拉把／折拉把 [Cantonese] ― zip³ laai¹ baa² [Jyutping] ― study at the university library

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) library


sit堂

/siːt̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/siːt̚⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/


犯民

From 泛民 (faan6 man4, “pro-democracy camp; pan-democrats”).

zh-l

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, HK politics, derogatory) pro-democracy camp; pan-democrats


G樓

/t͡siː⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/


影快相

/jɪŋ³⁵ faːi̯³³ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵/

/jɪŋ³⁵ faːi̯³³ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to capture a photo of a speeding vehicle with a speed camera


快相機

/faːi̯³³ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/faːi̯³³ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) speed camera; speed enforcement camera


波樓

/pɔː⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) billiard room; billiard club


學佬

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵/

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵/

(regional, often attributive) Min-speaking people

(Hong Kong Cantonese, specifically) Hailufeng people


學佬人

学佬人
福佬人
鶴佬人
學老人

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/hok² lo²⁴⁻³³ ŋin⁵⁵/

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/hok² lo²⁴⁻³³ ŋin⁵⁵/

(regional) person who speaks a variety of Min

(Hong Kong Cantonese, specifically) person of Hailufeng origin

person who speaks a variety of Min
person of Hailufeng origin


學佬話

学佬话
福佬話
鶴佬話
學老話
河洛話

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

(regional) Min Chinese; especially Southern Min

(Hong Kong Cantonese, specifically) Hailufeng dialect (a variety of Southern Min)


1仔

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/


0仔

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/


水吧

/sɵy̯³⁵ paː⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ paː⁵⁵/

水 (seoi2, “water”) + 吧 (baa1, “bar”), which is from English bar.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) counter or section at a restaurant or cafeteria where drinks and beverages are prepared

(Hong Kong Cantonese) one who works at such place


馬拉人

/maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/maː¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, proscribed) Malaysian person


入氣

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to refuel (a taxi or minibus) with LPG


P牌仔

/pʰiː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/pʰiː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) driver with a probationary driving licence; P-plater


補習佬

(Hong Kong Cantonese) tutor of a cram school


P牌

/pʰiː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹/

/pʰiː⁵⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹/


大劣

From similar-sounding 大陸／大陆 (daai6 luk6, “mainland China”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory) mainland China


綠van

/lʊk̚² wɛːn⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² wɛːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) green minibus (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)


紅van

/hʊŋ²¹ wɛːn⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ wɛːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) red minibus (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)


大劣人

/taːi̯²² lyːt̚² jɐn²¹/

/taːi̯²² lyːt̚² jɐn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, derogatory) mainlander; person form mainland China


谷友

/kʊk̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/kʊk̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, social media, Internet slang) fellow member of a group


貨van

/fɔː³³ wɛːn⁵⁵/

/fɔː³³ wɛːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) van (designed for transporting goods) (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)


打丁

/taː³⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to beat one's meat


lag機

/lɛːk̚⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/lɛːk̚⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) to be laggy

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative, humorous, of a person) to react slowly


轉軚

/t͡syːn³³ tʰaːi̯¹³/

/t͡syːn³³ tʰaːi̯¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative) to change one's stance, beliefs, or actions


招頂

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to look for a new owner (e.g. to take over a business)


宗數

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/


摩擦力

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰä⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/mɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːt̚³ lɪk̚²/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sʰä⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/mɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːt̚³ lɪk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) Synonym of 觀察力／观察力 (gun¹ caat³ lik⁶) (malapropism of the original term)


老解

People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) People's Liberation Army


砌生豬肉

/t͡sʰɐi̯³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

/t͡sʰɐi̯³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡syː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

生豬／生猪 (saang¹ zyu¹) is a phono-semantic matching of English charge. Doublet of 叉廚／叉厨 (caa¹ cyu⁴) and 叉 (caa¹).

doublet

Hey, I didn't do anything. Don't try to frame me!

wai³, m⁴ gwaan¹ ngo⁵ si⁶ gaa³, mai⁵ cai³ ngo⁵ saang¹ zyu¹ juk⁶ wo³!

喂，唔關我事㗎，咪砌我生豬肉喎！

喂，唔关我事㗎，咪砌我生猪肉㖞！

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to fabricate evidence and bring a false charge against


侵侵

/t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵/

From 當勞侵 (dong1 lou4-1 cam1, “Donald Trump”), a name used in Hong Kong.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, endearing) Donald Trump


OBA

/ou̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵/

Initialism of English occupied but available.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in an open relationship


融雪

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jʊŋ²¹ syːt̚³/

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jʊŋ²¹ syːt̚³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to experience methamphetamine withdrawal


焗腸

/kʊk̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʊk̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) bureau chief


咪嘴

/mɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/maːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/mɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/maːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/


侵粉

/t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ fɐn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ fɐn³⁵/

(neologism, Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Trumpster; Trump supporter


電子雞

/tiːn²² t͡siː³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² t͡siː³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) camgirl


落場

/lɔːk̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiũ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tiũ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɔ̃¹³/

/lɔːk̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiũ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tiũ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɔ̃¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of restaurant workers) to have break between lunch hours and dinner hours, often unpaid


石Q

/sɛːk̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɛːk̚² kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) security guard


拉curve

/laːi̯⁵⁵ kʰœː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

/laːi̯⁵⁵ kʰœː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

/laːi̯⁵⁵ kʰœːf⁵⁵/

(figuratively) to cause the standards to change


扮工

/paːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Pretending to be working every day in the office is very tiring.

日日扮工好辛苦。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) to pretend to be working in the office when one is not actually working; to do performative work


飯腳

/faːn²² kœːk̚³/

/faːn²² kœːk̚³/

His lunchmate did not go to work today. Who will he find to have lunch with?

gam¹ jat⁶ keoi⁵ go³ faan⁶ goek³ mou⁵ faan¹ gung¹, keoi⁵ wui⁵ wan² bin¹ go³ jat¹ cai⁴ sik⁶ aan³ ne¹?

今日佢個飯腳冇返工，佢會搵邊個一齊食晏呢？

今日佢个饭脚冇返工，佢会揾边个一齐食晏呢？

(Hong Kong Cantonese) person who dines out with one (Classifier: 個／个 c)


中坑

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, derogatory) middle-aged man


壞過凱婷

/waːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/waːi̯²² kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

"naughtier than Hoi Ting", from a copypasta where the author asserts that they and Hoi Ting are the naughtiest students in class.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) very naughty


孖葉

/maː⁵⁵ jiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/maː⁵⁵ jiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

落孖葉／落孖叶 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― lok⁶ maa¹ jip⁶⁻² [Jyutping] ― to be handcuffed

2016 May 22, 鄭治祖, “之鋒扮被扣孖葉 網民踢爆「唔專業」”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A9:

Many netizens ridiculed, saying that Joshua Wong faked being locked in handcuffs to create a "heroic" image, but "was faked it very unprofessionally", further proving that he has just been "faking (it)" from assault to arrest.

mong⁵ man⁴ fan¹ fan¹ ci² siu³, wong⁴ zi¹ fung¹ si⁶ baan⁶ bei⁶ kau³ maa¹ jip⁶⁻², ji⁵ jing⁴ zou⁶ kei⁴ “jing¹ hung⁴” jing⁴ zoeng⁶, daan⁶ zau⁶ “baan⁶ dak¹ hou² m⁴ zyun¹ jip⁶”, gang³ zing³ ming⁴ taa¹ jau⁴ cung¹ gik¹ dou³ bei⁶ bou⁶, zi² bat¹ gwo³ si⁶ “baan⁶ (je⁵)”.

網民紛紛恥笑，黃之鋒是扮被扣孖葉，以營造其「英雄」形象，但就「扮得好唔專業」，更證明他由衝擊到被捕，只不過是「扮（嘢）」。

网民纷纷耻笑，黄之锋是扮被扣孖叶，以营造其「英雄」形象，但就「扮得好唔专业」，更证明他由冲击到被捕，只不过是「扮（嘢）」。

2020 January 15, 烈火, 暴政下的抗爭 [Fighting Against Tyranny], Hong Kong: 基督教中福教會出版部, →ISBN, page 95:

In the morning of September 1, she was woken up from the dream by the police. She was immediately put in handcuffs and brought onto a completely black bus.

zoi⁶ 9 jyut⁶ 1 jat⁶ zou² soeng⁶, taa¹ bei⁶ ging² jyun⁴ cung⁴ seoi⁶ mung⁶ zung¹ giu³ seng², ceoi⁴ zik¹ soeng⁵ “maa¹ jip⁶⁻²”, bei⁶ sung³ soeng⁵ jat¹ gaa³ cyun⁴ hak¹ sik¹ dik¹ baa¹ si⁶⁻².

在9月1日早上，她被警員從睡夢中叫醒，隨即上「孖葉」，被送上一架全黑色的巴士。

在9月1日早上，她被警员从睡梦中叫醒，随即上「孖叶」，被送上一架全黑色的巴士。


索K

/sɔːk̚³ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to use ketamine illegally by snorting it


爆房

/paːu̯³³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/paːu̯³³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to go to a hotel for sex; to have sex in a hotel room


合廿四

/hɐp̚² jaː²² sei̯³³/

/hɐp̚² jaː²² sei̯³³/


閪的

/hɐi̯⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

/hɐi̯⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) clitoris (Classifier: 粒 c)


白卡

/paɪ̯³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paɪ̯³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) mentally ill

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, by extension) crazy


過大海

/kʷɔː³³ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

The word 大 is added to distinguish from 過海／过海 (“across the Victoria Harbour”). Ship was necessary for going to Macau before the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge was finished.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to visit Macau, especially for casinos


下火

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² fɔː³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² fɔː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to cum; to ejaculate


美人照鏡

/mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ kɛːŋ³³/

/mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ t͡siːu̯³³ kɛːŋ³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, idiomatic) to finish one's plate; to have eaten all one's food for a meal


老尖

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Tsim Sha Tsui


六喱

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slur, derogatory) immigrant from Mainland China


老作

/lou̯¹³ t͡sɔːk̚³/

/lou̯¹³ t͡sɔːk̚³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) to make up; to invent (a story, claim, etc.)