Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

Definition: A fashionable code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to 'dancing society' in a highly efficient and beautiful manner, just like how they would execute any dance moves.

Usage: E.g. 唔係以為danso真係要識跳舞先入得嘛。(You thought you have to know how to dance in order to join dancing society?)

Synonym: dancing society, 舞蹈學會

Reference: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/227225/page/3

Definition: (adj) Often pronounced as 'fan', this is a noun-turned-adjective code-mixing term used to describe the degree of a friendship.

Usage: E.g. 你係咪同佢好fan架？ E.g. 喂，你唔好扮哂好fan咁喎。我都唔係識左你好耐。 E.g. 其實我同你唔係好fan。

Reference: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to an equipment that helps connect computer networks together.

Usage: E.g. 個router係咪壞左？點解冇network既？

Synonym: 路由器

Reference: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

Definition: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to describe a job that must be done in a company office.

Usage: E.g. 份合約講明份工要onsite做，冇得work from home。

Synonym: 現場，在工地

Definition: Used as '立flag', this is a code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to being very vocal about what you want to do, but end up doing something that is completely opposite.

Usage: E.g. 佢又立flag話以後會減肥，點知佢就走左食buffet。

Synonym: 立flag

Reference: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now

Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use when they want to tell someone politely that they are not the sort of person they want to be with or attracted to.

Usage: E.g. 唔好意思，你唔係我個type。(Sorry, but you are not the type of person I want to be with.)

Synonym: 種類

Reference: https://www.dcard.tw/f/hkmacdaily/p/239885576/b/4-1

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to tasks that have not been planned and must be done at the time as they were assigned.

Usage: E.g. 今日公司唔係好忙，不過有好多adhoc野做。

Synonym: 臨時工作

Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to staying healthy and in good shape by doing physical exercise.

Usage: E.g. 平時食咁多野又忙住做野，要keep fit先得架！(If you eat a lot regularly and are busy working all the time, you should keep fit!)

Synonym: 保持身體健康

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Za8b2zE0uYg

Definition: (Kongish) When something goes completely wrong. Or doesn't work out (fail, flop)

Usage: Sei fo! We didn't prepare for the presentation today. It was a total flop!

Synonym: 死火

Definition: A term that seems to originate from the English culture and can hardly be replaced by the Cantonese equivalent term '常識'.

Usage: E.g. 喂，你咁快就落搭，有冇common sense架？ E.g. 一睇就知係搵笨啦，你有冇common sense架？ E.g. 你好似有常識，不過冇common sense。

Synonym: 常識

Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk