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英式廣東話 Anglicized Cantonese

  • Writer: Ken M.
    Ken M.
  • May 31
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jun 11



歐咗 [aut1 zo2] outdated; out of fashion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My laptop is so outdated that it can no longer run the latest software.

The interior design feels outdated, with furniture from the 1980s.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 


[bam1] pump


泵把 [bam1 baa2] bumper


迫靂 [bik1 lik1] brake


[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.


 [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


[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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