香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A more effortless way of apologising to someone without sounding so formal and serious. Sometimes, it is pronounced as 'sor-li'.

用法: E.g. Sorry呀，踩親你。 E.g. Sorry呀，我遲到左。 E.g.你：對唔住！係我抵死，係我唔岩！朋友：唔洗咁隆重。你:SORRY囉。

同義詞: 對唔住

參考: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers

定義: Often pronounced in two syllables as 'shu-ah' and used with ‘唔‘ (not), this is a cool sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to express absolute uncertainty over a subject matter in an informal setting.

用法: E.g. 佢係唔係好叻？我唔sure。(Is he really smart? I am not sure.) E.g. 今日會唔會落雨？我唔sure。(Will it rain today? I am not sure.) E.g. 佢阿媽係唔係女人？我唔sure。(Is his mom a woman? I am not sure.)

同義詞: 肯定

參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=30817621

定義: Often pronounced without the 'd', this is a neutral-sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they are not sure which Cantonese equivalent word to use when something unexpected happens.

用法: E.g. 哇，你考試咁高分，我好surprised呀。(Wow, you scored a high mark in your exam. I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你最近減肥呀？我好surprised呀。 (Wow, you went on a diet recently? I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你有男朋友？我好surprised呀。(Wow, you got a boyfriend? I'm so surprised.)

同義詞: 驚喜，驚訝

參考: https://tsangyoksing.hk/2009/10/06/輕音節的正確讀法/

定義: A versatile code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use in a variety of situations, depending on the context. However, the recently popular phrase of 'take嘢' can also be roughly translated into a number of different things and not only refer to taking drugs, as the Cantonese word '嘢' has a literal meaning of 'thing'.

用法: E.g. 你諗住take邊科? (Which subject will you take?) E.g. 我要take個sick leave. (I will need to take a sick leave.) E.g. 上堂要記住take notes. (Remember to take notes during lesson.)

同義詞: 拿取, 攞, 拎

參考: https://www.threads.com/@the.dialoguer/post/DWT7-WdlIxw?xmt=AQF0JUqJJsoEVSjTxoX99nK5oYLe0PIoT4tb5CseE3XE-w

定義: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to refer to a washroom or restroom in a direct manner without sounding too blunt.

用法: E.g. Jessie, 你宜家好去定toilet呀, 如果陣間watching, Mami唔想stand up disturb到人呀。(Jessie, you should go to the toilet now. Later while watching movie, Mami doesn't want to stand up and disturb anybody.)

同義詞: 廁所

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZmrL7QghVL/?igsh=dHAyMGZjMG95aHNz (使用手機版本)

定義: A chique sounding code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to going on a trip without quite knowing the particular destination.

用法: E.g. A: 今次假期又去邊到呀? B: 唔知呀，我鍾意去呢到travel吓，又去嗰到travel吓，總之去到邊就邊囉。(A: Where will you go this holiday? B: I don't know. I just like to travel here and travel there, just wherever I travel then where I go.)

同義詞: 旅遊

定義: A less cliche and irritating sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to quickly test or experience something first, in order to know whether it is suitable for them in the long term.

用法: E.g. 有新game出左？等我try吓先。 (A new game came out? Let me try first.) E.g. 買左件衫比我？等我try try先。 (Bought a shirt for me? Let me try try first.)

同義詞: 嘗試, 試

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2866301/page/17

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to cheering up a person such as a child in order to make them happy again or stop crying or being angry. At times, it can also refer to coaxing or persuading someone gently in order to convince them.

用法: E.g. 首期一人一半,都無落佢名,tum住佢話遲啲再買多層落佢名免稅 (E.g. The down payment was split among us in half, and I did not even put her name down for the flat. So I coaxed her by saying I will buy another flat for her tax-free.)

同義詞: 氹

參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3214136/page/1

定義: A shortened code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to uploading files to the internet. ('上載')

用法: E.g. 快D幫我up張相到IG啦！

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to uploading files to the internet. ('上載')

用法: E.g. 快D幫我upload張相去IG啦！

同義詞: 上載