香港中英夾雜字典

定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase that is often used among local students in Hong Kong girl schools when they cannot understand what the teacher says in a lesson.

用法: E.g. *Teacher explains what to do for the lesson* Student A: Nei ming ng ming gong mud ye? Student B: Ng ming.

同義詞: 你明唔明講乜野?

參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/124322/集體回憶-90後最有共鳴火星文-禾刀吾g-3-你有無份

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese.

用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.

同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who sleeps very late and doesn't wake up early. Similar to 'night owl' in English. (夜貓/夜鬼)

用法: E.g. Maintain good health by sleeping early! Don't be a night cat / night ghost!

同義詞: 夜貓/夜鬼

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/55996/

定義: Originated from the Cantonese movie 'Night King' starring Dayo Wong (黃子華), this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the Lai King MTR station.

用法: E.g. A: 今晚去唔去荔景？B: 好呀。不過荔景幾時變左Night King？！(A: Want to go to Lai King tonight? B: Sure. But when did Lai King become Night King?!)

同義詞: 夜王, 荔景

參考: https://www.hk01.com/電影/60330286/夜王-葵芳一角爆紅-港鐵葵芳站改名franchesca-仲有隱藏廣播

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by upper class Hong Kongers to establish trust with customers when promoting a business.

用法: E.g. No bullsh*t let's go！跟住 HKTCG 我哋一齊贏！(Let's win together with HKTCG!)

同義詞: 少廢話，來吧

參考: https://www.threads.com/@khdcheung/post/DX02bSTEc-M?xmt=AQF0lZjxc45QjrCh3--CSn7W3dC_HoSGA08fDOIdafdfko2qCBQj9p7NjCpfwaSQfVGackI&source_surface=35&slof=1

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to express how serious a matter is and is no joke at all.

用法: E.g. 鍾培生：Sign the f***ing contract. No bullsh*t let's go.

同義詞: 廢話少講, 來吧

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK59_Yhv6Y

定義: A code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers often use as a response to something they don't know an answer to.

用法: E.g. Q: 返工最撚憎聽到咩口頭蟬？A: No Comment 唔係開會/回覆其他部門啲 email. 係同 team 同事有嘢唔識走嚟問你意見，答乜撚嘢 No Comment (Q: What is a catchphrase that you hate hearing the most at work? A: "No comment". But not when it is used in meetings or replying other department's email. It is when a colleague in your team doesn't know something and asks for your opinion, you reply with "No comment". XDXDXD)

同義詞: 冇意見

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2692508/page/3

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something that is so obvious that there is no need to ask anyone about it, especially after finding out the wrong of somebody. 'Ah Gui' is a name that originated from an infamous official (李世桂) in the Qing Dynasty.

用法: E.g. It must be him who let out the secrets! No need to ask Ah Gui!

同義詞: 唔洗問阿貴

參考: https://www.kamadelivery.com/blog/posts/香港10大俗語-地道文化背景大解構/

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they are really considerate about offending someone before or after saying something, such as making a comment or remark. However, it can be entirely offensive sometimes even though the person says no offense.

用法: E.g. 成日開口埋口都講No Offense嘅人，其實先係最Offense。(The person who always says no offense is very often the person who is the most offensive.)

同義詞: 有怪莫怪, 無意冒犯

參考: https://www.facebook.com/100most/posts/毛牌觀察學-第五話成日開口埋口都講no-offense嘅人其實先係最offense要講offense嘢唔使咁就住嘅一係下次試吓改口講no-defense/1031481205006323/

定義: A noun phrase-looking code-mixing verb that native Hong Kongers use to refer to someone who did not turn up at an event or occasion.

用法: E.g. 大日子遲到同no show無分別 (On an important occasion, there is no difference between being late and not showing up.)

同義詞: 冇到, 缺席

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3844386/page/9