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定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the formal document sent by a seller to a buyer as a request for payment, which is be differentiated from a receipt.
用法: E.g. 你俾完錢收到嘅果張係叫收據，係receipt，但啲大陸人係統一叫發票。(What you receive after payment should be called a receipt, but mainland Chinese people also refer to it as an invoice.)
同義詞: 發票; 請款單
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2808375/page/1
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe something as more inferior in quality than another without saying it's of bad quality.
用法: E.g. 我去過呢間bar。It's even worse!
同義詞: 更加差
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3047481/page/1
定義: With a literal meaning of 'humbly receive', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers who work in Japanese companies to express politeness before starting to eat a meal, which is equivalent to "Let's eat" in English.
用法: E.g. A: Itadakimas! B: 其實係唔係一定要講？A: 唔係，不過有禮貌啲囉。(A: Itadakimas! B: Do we actually have to say this? A: No, but it's more polite if we do.)
同義詞: 開飯喇, 唔客氣喇, Let's eat
參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itadakimasu
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong actress and singer JW as a less direct way to describe someone with a bad personality.
用法: E.g. I am not saying he is a bad person, 佢都係好人嚟㗎，男人我明白會有犯呢啲錯啦，但係當我係個受害者嘅時候，我就make咗呢個decision... (I am not saying he is a bad person, he is a good person after all, I understand men make these kind of mistakes, but since I was a victim, I made this decision...)
同義詞: 我唔係想講佢係一個壞/品質差既人
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to tell somebody to hurry up, which is similar to the phrase 'chop chop' in English. (Also see 'la la lum')
用法: E.g. Ja ja lum go to school now or you will miss the bus! Eg. Finish your homework! Ja ja lum la!
同義詞: 咋咋臨
定義: (verb) A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers like to use to refer to paper being stuck in a printer.
用法: E.g. 個printer又jam紙？唔係掛？
同義詞: 卡住紙
參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ
定義: An Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a set of viral videos created by two Hong Kong KOL Matthew (matthewpwj_) and Janice (janicewanwan), where typical Hong Kong modern mothers are being imitated and mocked by their Cantonese-English code-mixing conversation style that is supposedly awkward. Even though "Jayden" is taken as a popular name for boys in Hong Kong, other names such as Eunice, Benson, Hailey and many more are used.
用法: E.g. Jayden, Mommy told you not to play all day. Have you done your homework?
同義詞: Jayden之亂
定義: This is an Englishised term of the Cantonese words '著數', which refers to advantages that one can offer.
用法: E.g. 如果我幫你，你會比我D咩ｊｅｔｓｏ先？
同義詞: 著數
參考: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2038083/what-exactly-jetso
定義: A code-mixing term used by real ABC Hong Kongers to say good morning because they cannot pronounce the Cantonese equivalent words '早晨' properly.
用法: E.g. ＡＢＣ：Jo sun! 本土香港人：吓？你講咩話？ ＡＢＣ：Good morning!
同義詞: 早晨
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to an employment position. (工作)
用法: E.g. Ａ：搵到job未呀? Ｂ：搵緊喇。\nE.g. Ａ：近排有接job嗎? Ｂ：好似好多人搶job。
同義詞: 工作
參考: https://freehunter.hk/news/freelancer搵job三大必睇重點