香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A useful alternative if your boss is tired of hearing the word 'somehow' when you want to avoid saying 'I don't know' to a question.

用法: E.g. For some reason個file corrupt左。 E.g. For some reason個printer壞左。 E.g. For some reason今次個客唔搵我地。

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to the computer file that is sent along with an email message.

用法: E.g. 我搵唔到你個email既attachment。可以再send多次嗎？

同義詞: 附件

參考: https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20052582/香港職場30個中英夾雜用語-內地網民-自己會粵語也聽不懂/1

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to sound less intentional about applying for leave.

用法: E.g. 記住我聽日day off，有D咩事唔好搵我。(Remember I am taking a day off tomorrow. Please don't bother me if there is anything.)

同義詞: 請假; 放假

參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cantonese/comments/1g1dmdg/請問_香港_係講_工作天_唔講工作日/

定義: A shortened code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the word 'register', such as registering for an account in an app to become a member.

用法: E.g. 快D download個app再reg個account成為會員啦！

同義詞: 申請

定義: A code-mixing term that can also be used to refer to a non-human object.

用法: E.g. 咁快開波？等我warm up吓先。 E.g. 同事A：喂，部機咁慢既？ 同事B：部機要warm up吓先得架。

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong policemen when they want to take legal or enforcement action to deal with a situation. At other times, it can simply be used to describe an action that one must take in order to further one's progress.

用法: E.g. 如果比我地警方查到你犯法，我地會take action。(If our police force finds out that you have broken the law, we will take action.) E.g. 依加我地唔上唔落咁又唔敢再take action住。(Right now, our relationship is not getting anymore so I am afraid of taking any actions yet.)

同義詞: 採取行動

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1671360/page/1

定義: A more appealing code-mixing term than the Cantonese equivalent word '折扣', which shopkeepers like to use to attract customers.

用法: E.g. 今個月清貨大discount。快D入黎慢慢揀啦！

同義詞: 折扣

參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to putting information into a computer. (載入)

用法: E.g. 點解個website load咁耐都load唔到架？Load得咁慢真係GG喇。

同義詞: 載入

定義: An ultra professional code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers especially senior managers to refer to a suitable candidate that can take over an employee's job so they don't have to sound like they are getting just anyone to take over a job for the sake of cutting costs.

用法: E.g. 之前公司有條友非高層secondment。每個月畀agent 160k 新老細嚟咗即刻炒佢。Replacement 可能一半價錢到 (I had a colleague in my past company who was not a senior level secondment position but paid the agency 160k per month. Then a new boss came and fired him immediately. The replacement could have been half the cost.)

同義詞: 搵人接替

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2955436/page/2

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to changing something in order to improve or make it new again, such as a website.

用法: E.g. 個website做revamp要幾耐？

同義詞: 翻新