香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they become aware of a situation and understand it so that they can learn from it and make a wise decision next time.

用法: E.g. 你唔realise第一間既loss又點樣低價買入第二間? (If you don't realise the loss of your first house, then how can you buy the second one at a low price?)

同義詞: 意識；領悟；發覺

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3638415/page/8

定義: Known as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing word that Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man use to refer to reserving someone, even though it is criticised as Fake ABC English due to a most likely wrong word usage.

用法: E.g. 上天會deserve一個好好嘅人等緊我。(意思：reserve)

參考: https://inews.hket.com/article/1522091/Janice%20Man英文教室%20%20教你練成JM%20Tone

定義: Often pronounced as 'vely gud', this is a code-mixing expression that grassroots Hong Kongers like to use when they cannot think of any other way to complement or give praise to something.  'Vely' (very) can also be used with other words such as 'delicious', even though delicious already denotes the meaning of excellence in food quality.

用法: E.g. 哇，今次做得好。Vely gud！ E.g. 哇，D牛扒真係vely delicious呀！

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who have more than a regular habit of drinking champagnes.

用法: E.g. 今日係禮拜五晚，我地黎支ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ嗱？！

同義詞: 香檳

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term often used by the younger generation to describe something or someone as very skillful or powerful. (勁）

用法: E.g. You won the competition?! Ho ging ah! (Very outstanding) E.g. You are so ging at basketball! (Very skillful) E.g. This computer is so ging! (Very powerful)

同義詞: 勁

參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/12-phrases-you-need-to-know-before-you-visit-hong-kong#:~:text=An%2520alternative%2520to%2520“hou%2520ging,jeng”%2520if%2520something%2520is%2520awesome.

定義: Sometimes used with a negation particle such as '唔' meaning 'not' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe something as not very kind and pleasant in a less direct and personal way, even though the word is usually used to describe a person.

用法: E.g. 你講得岩。香港揸車唔係咁friendly。(You are right. Driving in Hong Kong isn't very friendly.)

同義詞: 友善

定義: A Kongish code-mixing term used to describe how poor (慘) someone is.

用法: E.g. I cried coz I am very chaam. E.g. 今次考試肥左真係好chaam。 E.g. 做到扒左喺到咁真係ｃｈａａｍｃｈａａｍ豬。

同義詞: 慘

參考: https://topick.hket.com/article/3056055/【港式英文】嫌米綫店「updup」及食客「wuddud」%20%20%20%20港女IG發文形容好「Chaam」

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: An Englishised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to describe having an overly powerful ability to do something, such as winning a game.

用法: E.g. I can't believe you are winning every game! Are you bending machine?!

同義詞: 屈機

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-cantonese-slang-internet

定義: It is a slang used in casual, humorous contexts to describe the buttocks, often linked to the roundness of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

用法: My first skateboard experience is i fell on my august 15th as soon as I stood on the board!

同義詞: 八月十五

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/32249/