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定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to show admiration, honour and politeness towards someone who they consider important regardless of age or level of authority.
用法: E.g. 你一個人做完成個project辛苦曬啦，Respect！(Thank you for having finished the entire project on your own. Respect!)
同義詞: 尊重, 尊敬
參考: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/popular-slangs
定義: An ultra rhotic expression that is added onto the ending of Cantonese characters, which is adopted by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to create an ABC accent. Also known as 'JM tone'.
用法: E.g. 呢一區我淨係試過兩rrrrrrn間餐廳。E.g. 有時候我都幾想rrrrrn去吓旅行。
參考: https://medium.com/@atsunakai/jm-tone-%E5%8D%B3%E4%BF%82-94e3532186e1
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to keeping a company going without necessarily managing it. Sometimes, it can extend to running a family and keeping it alive.
用法: E.g. 噢喔～原來Run一頭家 同Run一間公司差唔多。我們是彼此最重要的合作夥伴 (Oh... In fact, running a household is pretty much the same as running a company. We are each other's most important partners.)
同義詞: 經營; 運行
定義: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use when they want to express rejection politely without sounding so blunt.
用法: E.g. 我發現幾多人返工唔識Say No。(I found out there are many people who don't know how to say no at work.) E.g. 唔好意思，我要揸車，所以要對酒精say no。(Sorry, I need to drive so I have to say no to drinking.)
同義詞: 講唔好
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3268602/page/1
定義: A code-mixing phrase that a Jayden Mami likes to repeatedly use to order their children to show gratitude to someone.
用法: E.g. Katherine, 人地比野你, 你要講 thank you, 你要say thank you, 快D say thank you. (Katherine, when people give you something, you need to say thank you, you have to say thank you. Say thank you quickly!)
同義詞: 講多謝
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVAkhPqj83Z/ (使用手機版本)
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they show acceptance towards something or someone. Even though it is often used in informal situations and not written down, it can sometimes be official enough like when a girl accepts a guy during a marriage proposal.
用法: E.g. 個女人未say yes直接搶佢隻手戴戒指。(The girl didn't even say yes and he grabbed her hand to put on the ring.)
同義詞: 答應
定義: Originated from ‘sayonara’, this is a code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers who like to show off their limited Japanese language knowledge when they play with kids who are into Japanese anime.
用法: E.g. 下次再同你玩過。Sayunana!
同義詞: sayonara, 拜拜
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3743607/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term that can hardly be replaced by the equivalent item in Cantonese.
用法: E.g. 個project下個月deadline，記住mark低個schedule呀。 E.g. 請問你平時個schedule點架？
參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
定義: Originated from the classic riddle '童子軍跳彈床' meaning scout trampoline, this is a code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to express the meaning of 'I don't f***ing care' in informal situations.
用法: E.g. A: What do you want to eat for lunch? B: Scout dan la.
同義詞: 是鳩但
參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/童子軍跳彈床——是鳩但
定義: Known as Kongish and transliterated from '屎忽‘ meaning buttocks, this is a code-mixing phrase used to describe someone who always doesn't do what he or she says will do, somewhat like a faggot or asshole in English.
用法: E.g. This guy is such a seafood ghost! We always save him a seat at the restaurant but he never turns up!
同義詞: 屎忽鬼
參考: https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E5%B1%8E%E5%BF%BD%E9%AC%BC