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區別詞Uncommon

Definition

Human-powered; performed by humans instead of machines or animals.

colloquialslangdaily actions

How it's used

Originally referring to cannibalism in horror contexts, this term has evolved into a common prefix for describing manual, human-powered versions of digital or automated tasks. It carries a slightly humorous or self-deprecating tone, emphasizing the tedious or extreme effort involved in doing something by hand that a machine should handle. It is frequently used in internet slang to describe collective online investigation or manual data processing.

Examples

ni1呢go3個hai6係jan4人juk6肉sau2搜cam4尋hei3器，me1咩dou1都wan2搵dou3到。

This is a human search engine, it can find anything.

nei5你sai2使m4唔sai2使gam3咁kwaa1誇zoeng1張，jiu3要jan4人juk6肉cuk1速dai6遞aa3呀？

Do you have to be so dramatic, you need human delivery?

Common phrases

jan4人juk6肉sau2搜cam4尋

human flesh search (doxxing or crowdsourced investigation)

jan4人juk6肉cuk1速dai6遞

human delivery (personally carrying an item to someone)

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe literal human flesh or body parts, as it will sound like a gruesome reference to cannibalism rather than the intended metaphorical meaning of manual labor.