香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that refers to singing karaoke.

用法: E.g Gum man hui ng hui sing k? (今晚去唔去唱K?)

同義詞: 唱卡啦OK

定義: Originated from a Hong Kong TV advertisement in the 90's, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a second chance, which is most known for warning someone that there is no second chance in life.

用法: E.g. 香港的公益廣告曾有一句廣告詞「生命無『Take two』」很深入人心，意思是說「生命沒有第二次機會，要珍惜生命」(Hong Kong's public service advertisements once had a well-known slogan "There is no 'Take two' in life", which means "there is no second chance in life, we must cherish life".)

同義詞: 第二次機會

參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1674492649207500800.html

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to someone who was born or grew up in a particular country, which Hong Kongers find it a lot more convenient to use than the Cantonese equivalent words because it requires much less linguistic effort.

用法: E.g. 你係唔係native speaker黎架？（講本國語既人） E.g. 你Ｄ英文係咪native架？（純正本土口音）

參考: https://www.studocu.com/hk/document/city-university-of-hong-kong/world-englishes/lecture-3-city-university-of-hong-kongen5714-world-englishes-and-the-social-context-of/20063922

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a softer way of not responding to someone without acting like that person isn't there at all.

用法: E.g. 畀男朋友ignore到灰 (I am being ignored by my boyfriend to the point of being very sad.)

同義詞: 無視

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/361401/page/5

定義: (verb) A more suitable term for the Cantonese equivalent word '檢查', which sounds too formal and serious, like doing a body check.

用法: E.g. 同我check吓份文件好嗎？

同義詞: 檢查

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: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe something or someone that is cool, handsome, or stylish. (型 - ying4)

用法: E.g. Wa! You look so ying today! (型)

同義詞: 型

參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/8-colloquialisms-unique-to-cantonese

定義: Purportedly to have come from online competitive gaming where a player brings his team to victory, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to helping and leading someone to achieve something. At times, it can also refer to being able to dress effectively which covers everything from head to toe, including hair.

用法: E.g. 日系唔只著衫 要化埋妝同髮型同襯埋accessories 要full gear先會carry得到 (Japanese fashion isn't just about wearing clothes. You have to put on make-up, have a certain hairstyle as well as matching accessories. You must have full gear in order to carry this fashion.)

同義詞: 駕馭

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/475055/page/9

定義: A tag-switching phrase that is often overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong.

用法: E.g. I can't believe it！呢隻牌子你唔係未聽過嗎？ E.g. Oh my God! 你唔係未去過呢間餐廳嘛？I can't believe it!

同義詞: 我唔相信

參考: https://topick.hket.com/article/555250/偽ABC扮唔識中文%20網民揶揄造作

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: Often pronounced as ‘ah-lo’, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to the letter ‘r’. Even though some Hong Kongers are aware of the prestigious ‘r’ that is pronounced rhotically, most of them choose not to say it in social situations because it sounds too pretentious like a fake American born Chinese.

用法: E.g. 去日本旅行要搭JR。(Going on vacation in Japan needs taking the J Ah-lo.) E.g. 請問MTR喺邊到? (May I ask where is the M-tee-ah-lo?)

同義詞: Ah-lo