英式廣東話 Anglicized Cantonese
- Ken M.

- May 31
- 2 min read
Updated: 6 days ago

歐咗 [aut1 zo2] outdated; out of fashion
意思: 落伍、過時,唔跟得上潮流。
My laptop is so outdated that it can no longer run the latest software.
The interior design feels outdated, with furniture from the 1980s.
巴士 [baa1 si6] bus
巴仙 [baa1 sin1] percent (per cent)
百力滋 [baak3 lik6 zi1 / baak3 lik6 zi1] Pretz (brand)
班戟 [baan1 kik1] pancake
泵 [bam1] pump
泵把 [bam1 baa2] bumper
迫靂 [bik1 lik1] brake
波 [bo1] ball
波士 [bo1 si6] boss
駁落 [bok3 lok6] block
Police units quickly blocked the road after receiving reports of a stolen vehicle.
Police set up a roadblock to stop vehicles matching the description.
赤 [cek1] check (to verify)
抌(嘢) [dam2] dump
They dumped all the broken furniture on the dumpster.
Don't dump your trash here - it's not permitted.
的士 [dik1 si6] taxi
多士 [do1 si6] toast
花臣 [faa1 san2] fashion
快佬 [faai3 lou2] file
揈 [fing4] fling
菲林 [fei1 lam4] film
符碌 [fu4 luk1] fluke
The experiment worked on the first try, but it might have been fluke.
Her first big sale was just a fluke. The big customer just came to her occasionally.
卡啦OK [kaa1 laa1 ou1 kei1] karaoke
卡通 [kaa1 tung1] cartoon
ge [get1] gag (to get a joke/joke)
桔士 [gat1 si6] gutsy
極搦子 [gik6 nik1 zi2] clutch
咕喱 [gu1 lei1] coolie
咕筍 [gu1 seon2] cushion
漢堡包 [hon3 bou2 baau1] hamburger
燕梳 [jin3 so1] insurance
kik [kik1] kick
麥樂雞 [mak6 lok6 gai1] McNuggets
摩登 [mo1 dang1] modern
冇feel [mou5 fiu1] no feeling
行咇 [hang4 bat1] be/walk the beat
Officer Chan has walked the beat in this area for 15 years.
People would like to see more police/boobies/cops on their beat in their neighbourhood.
𨋢 [lip6] lift
冇沫 [mou5 mut3] not in the mood
沙展 [saa1 zin2] sergent
士巴拿 [si6 baa1 naa4] (英) spanner (美加) wrench
士多 [si6 do1] store
士多啤梨 [si6 do1 be1 lei4] strawberry
梳打 [so1 daa2] soda
踢死兔 [tek3 sei2 tou3] tuxedo
貼士 [tip1 si2] tips (advice; also betting tips)
威士忌 [wai1 si6 gei6] whisky
朱古力 [zyu1 gu2 lik6] chocolate

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