Showing posts with label Hong Kong Slang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong Slang. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

劈價 ( Pek Ga )

slash price, subtract price drastically


Tuesday, May 11, 2010

sook

喊包 (Haam Pau)

Friday, January 22, 2010

補飛 ( Po Fei )


lit. to compensate a ticket

to compensate, to make up for sth.


甩底 ( Lat Dai )

lit. dropped off the bottom

to miss an appointment.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

照肺 ( Jiu Fai )

Your boss brings you in his room and blames you.

老奉 ( Lo Fung )

take it/sth/sb for granted

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

走青 (Jau Ching)

不加蔥, Without Spring Onion.

走甜 (Jau Tim)

即是不下糖

Without suger

Monday, July 30, 2007

o岩 key (Ngam Key)

lit. musical notes in similar tone.


Of similar believes, style, behavior , speeches and interests

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Thursday, June 28, 2007

大頭鬼 (daai tau gwai)

The person who is stack-up

縮沙 (Suk Sa)

Similar to Ngo Dai. It is used to describe the retreat action.

熬底 (Ngo Dai)

Person is of fear and wants to retreat from a difficult situation. It tents to describe the emotion of the person. Similar to Suk Sa.

Monday, June 25, 2007

索 (Saak)

Pretty and Attractive (to describe girl or woman)

Monday, June 11, 2007

一舊水 (Yat Gau Shui)


(lit. a piece of water) One hundred Hong Kong Dollars


Wednesday, May 30, 2007

埋堆 (Maai Dui)

To go alone with a group or party that has samiliar belief or interest of you.

Monday, May 28, 2007

老襯 (Lo Chan)

Stupid. (esp. to make a dig at the groom. )

Friday, May 18, 2007

收駝地 ( Sau Toh Dei )

(MA +15)
An annual Chinese New Year tradition, where gang members deliver mandarin plants to local shops with their greeting and blessing, then demand fees for shop's safety and protection.
During the proceeding, reasonable force maybe used by members to intimidate shop owners to consent. (2nd revision)

provided by Alfie

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

運吉 (Wan Gat)

A trick to get the free promotional gift from shop but not accutually buy any stuff from the shop.

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(lit.) Transporting mandarin
Enjoys the promotion goods or services with no intention to spend.

-- translation from someone else who also Wan Gat

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Saturday, May 12, 2007