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甘就到時先算 I'll cross that bridge when I come/get to it
"an expression that means you will not worry about a possible future problem but will deal with it if it happens". Cambridge Dictiionary...

Ken Y. M.
Dec 27, 20211 min read


内卷 the rat race
内卷英文 "a way of life in modern society, in which people compete with each other for power and money: He decided to get out of the rat...

Ken Y. M.
Dec 27, 20211 min read


躺平 an idle and laid-back lifestyle/attitude
從字面上看,這個詞語的意思是“躺 下”*1。(差不多等於廣東話的 “攤屍” *2 )。嚴格地說,它根本不是粵語俚語或口語。這是中國大陸互聯網上的新流行語。 但是, 它很可能在像香港的廣東話地區 ,會成為一種潮語 。 這個詞語是一種生活方式或態度,而不是一種行動的表達 ...

Ken Y. M.
Jun 4, 20212 min read


'chur' pushy/wear out/clingy
和很多的廣東話 一樣, chur 有很多不同的意思, 視乎上文下理, 以下是一些例子: Like many Cantonese slang, ‘chur’ has various meanings, depending on the context. The...

Uncle Ken
Jun 2, 20212 min read


仆街 Motherfucker
原意是指人仆到街頭 ,現在已引申到不同意思, 視乎上文下理 或者環境等等 : Literally*, the slang means 'trip and fall on street'. It is now extended to different meanings,...

Ken Y. M.
May 24, 20211 min read


一手硬, 一手軟 carrot and stick
(諺語) 軟硬兼施,恩威並重的意思。 (proverb) This Cantonese expression means to use both reward and punishment to induce and pressure someone to do...

Ken Y. M.
May 23, 20211 min read


孤寒 stingy
(形容詞) 吝嗇的 (adj) stingy "unwilling to spend money" Cambridge Dictionary 例句 Examples: "He's really stingy and never buys anyone a drink...

Uncle Ken
May 23, 20211 min read


指指點點 bossy
(形容詞) (貶意) 愛指揮他人的 (adj.) (derogative) Fond of ordering other people what to do, in an annoying way An old-timer at my office is very...

Ken Y. M.
May 22, 20211 min read


發姣 horny/sluttish
(1) 發情的意思 , 只是用於女性 。 條女見到條靚仔行過就發晒姣 Literally*, 發姣 means ‘to send out lust’ which is used for female only. The Cantonese colloquial is...

Ken Y. M.
May 22, 20211 min read


煲劇 binge-watch
(動詞)煲劇是指一口氣把整部電視劇看完的意思。 (verb) Literally*, the Cantonese colloquial expression means ‘to boil a drama’. It is equal to ‘binge-watch’ in...

Ken Y. M.
May 13, 20211 min read


執死雞 snatch at something when it happens to be (unwanted) by someone
(成語) (動詞) 意外地, 得到人棄我取的機會 今年暑假飛往溫哥華的機票已訂滿了. 偶然地, 有乘客取消了兩張機票. 我執死雞, 訂到了機票 . (idiom)(verb) Literally, the expression means ‘to pick a dead...

Ken Y. M.
May 13, 20211 min read


核突 gross/fugly
1. (形容詞) 令人噁心的 (adj.) gross " 'Oh, gross!' she said, looking at the files buzzing above the piles of dirty plates" Cambridge Dictionary....

Ken Y. M.
May 11, 20211 min read


捉黃腳雞 badger game
(成語) 意思是桃色敲詐, 色情敲詐。 (Idiom) Literally, it means “To catch a yellow-legged chicken”. “to catch someone (usually male) in a trap or ‘set...

Ken Y. M.
Apr 30, 20212 min read


卸膊 dodge responsibility
推卸責任的意思。 Literally*, the expression means ‘unload something from one's shoulder’. It means to avoid or shirk responsibility for one's...

Ken Y. M.
Apr 30, 20211 min read


九唔搭八 off-topic/incoherent
原意: 按順序從一數到九的時候 ,如果你數八之後不是九,而是其它什麼數字的話,當然就是沒有條理的,連貫的。 (成語) 意思一 : (貶意)來描述問非所答的回應或答案。 (同義詞): 牛頭不對馬嘴(書面語)/牛頭唔答馬咀(口語)。 英文可以譯為...

Ken Y. M.
Apr 22, 20211 min read


蘇州過後無艇搭 make hay while the sun shines
蘇[sou1]州[zau1]過[gwo3]後[hau6]無[mou4]艇[teng5]搭[daap3] "形容錯過咗一個機會之後就唔會再有另一個機會。江蘇地區嘅河流北少南多,南部水上交通發達過北部,而蘇州剛好位於南北之間,所以好多人相信北上過咗蘇州就會無艇搭,要改搭其他交通...

Ken Y. M.
Apr 19, 20211 min read


跟風 jump on the bandwagon
跟[gan1]風[fung1] (動詞)或(名詞) "跟風:廣義講,應該是學習、跟隨一種風尚或潮流。是一箇中性詞。狹義講,是一味盲目的跟潮流,不管是否切合實際。這則是貶義詞。在大多數情況下,都是把跟風作爲貶義詞來用的,指突然盛行起某樣東西時,自己沒有或缺少主見,不經過仔細...

Ken Y. M.
Apr 19, 20211 min read


攬炒 If we burn, you burn with us
攬[laam5]炒[caau2] 意思是同歸於盡、玉石俱焚、兩敗俱傷. Literally, the Cantonese slang means 'hold and be stir-fried together'. Put into other words, it...

Ken Y. M.
Apr 17, 20211 min read


祕撈 moonlight
秘[bei3]撈[laau4/lou1], 指瞞著僱主, 從事兼職的意思。 Moonlight means "to work at an extra job, especially without telling your main employer" Cambridge...

Ken Y. M.
Apr 16, 20211 min read


屎坑關刀 Jack of all trades
屎坑關刀英文 Jack of all trades 有兩個唔同嘅意味, 視乎上文下理 The Cantonese slang is either positive or derogative in sense, depending on its context. 1. ...

Uncle Ken
Apr 13, 20211 min read
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