香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Often repeated after '所以' (so) in Cantonese, this is to reinforce what this speaker is trying to explain, especially in a work situation.

用法: E.g. 程序上有好多野要double confirm，所以that's why個project到兒家仲未出街。

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to mean 'relaxing' (adjective), while real ABC's use it as a verb meaning 'to relax'.  However, Fake ABC's use this term to mean feeling cold. (發冷）

用法: E.g. 我覺得首歌好chill呀，好好聽。(relaxing) E.g. 我地一齊去chill一陣呀？(to relax) E.g. 我覺得好chill呀。閂細D aircon得嗎？(feeling cold)

參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/128449/你是否-偽abc-chill-中文意思係咩-10個港人常用錯英文字

定義: A more polite way of telling somebody to shut up or '收皮' in Cantonese, which means to pack their things up and leave. (Also see 'collect skin')

用法: E.g. Off啦你，成日咁多野講。E.g. Off啦你，成日搞搞陣冇幫襯。

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-收皮-collect-skin/

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use when they don't understand what someone is saying in Cantonese.

用法: Hong Konger: 你叫咩名? Expat: Mm sick teng.

同義詞: 唔識聽

參考: https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread22332-2.html

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who eats so much, which is similar to 'eats like a pig' in English. (為死貓)

用法: E.g. You eat 5 meals a day? What a gluttonous cat!

同義詞: 為食貓

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/48371

定義: Often pronounced with a rising tone, this is a code-mixing term that is often overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong when they have trouble answering a question or want to avoid embarrassment.

用法: E.g. Well，呢個問題我要諗吓先再答你。 E.g. Well，其實你都講得有道理。

參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/128449/你是否-偽abc-chill-中文意思係咩-10個港人常用錯英文字

定義: (vulgar) Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to call someone a bastard or son of a bitch. Also has the meaning of gigolo, which originated from Fuzhou in China. (契弟)

用法: E.g. You are dead meat, sworn brother! (契弟) E.g. Oh gosh we are doomed. This time we are gonna be sworn brothers. (做契弟） E.g. So you’ve been treating me like a sworn brother all along? （當我契弟） E.g. Sworn brother walks slowly. （契弟走得摩）

同義詞: 契弟

參考: https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E5%A5%91%E5%BC%9F/7349815

定義: A shortened code-mixing term meaning 'compromise'.

用法: E.g. 香港人：我地雙方要com吓先得，OK？內地人：說什麼？香港人：ＣＯＭＰＲＯＭＩＳＥ。 E.g. 你：我知道我地好多野都唔係好夾，不過我地com吓咪得囉。朋友：我cｏｍ你老Ｘ！

同義詞: 妥協

定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t.

用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野！佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴！)

同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴

定義: A shortened code-mixing term that refers to 'semester' and can hardly be replaced '學期'.

用法: E.g. 大學生：唔知今個sem考成點呢？ 你：份project幾時交呀？同學：sem尾先至交呀。

同義詞: 學期