香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Originated from meat being very expensive back in the 1950s, this is a Kongish code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers who like to joke about giving birth to a piece of cha siu rather than their children.

用法: E.g. You are so naughty and never do well in school! I would rather give birth to a cha siu than you!

同義詞: 生舊叉燒好過生你

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-生舊叉燒好過生你-better-to-give-birth-to-char-siu-than-you/#:~:text=Sik6%20caa1%20siu,back%20into%20its%20own%20court.

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the school that a person had graduated from. However, working class and grassroots Hong Kongers may know this term but not use it because it sounds too Latin than English. Hence, they find ‘mother school’ is more sensible and practical to use.

用法: E.g. 你既alma mater係邊間學校？

同義詞: 母校, mother school

參考: https://youtube.com/shorts/Br8CWgYQNak?si=aFaIMvdv2YSnCxvh

定義: Derived from ‘笑死’ (laugh die), this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers on the internet when they want to laugh out loud, just like LOL in English.

用法: E.g. This comedy movie was so funny! Siu4!

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-internet-and-texting-slang-to-use-right-now

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to something that is so funny that one can die from having too much laughter.

用法: E.g. Laugh die me喇！真係好搞笑呀。（笑死我）

同義詞: 笑死我

參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers who really miss hearing the word Eve from Christmas Eve so much that they wished Christmas could prolong to the new year.

用法: E.g. New Year’s Eve你會同朋友交換禮物嗎？B: 吓，唔係聖誕節先會交換禮物咩？！(Will you exchange gifts with friends on New Year's Eve? B: What? Don't people exchange gifts during Christmas instead?)

同義詞: 除夕

參考: https://www.hk01.com/知性女生/60307715/除夕倒數2026-10大倒數好去處-迪士尼煙花-西九音樂會-倒數派對

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to vocabulary that they simply need to memorise for tests and exams but don't really use in their everyday life.

用法: E.g. 另外就係成日都喺度死記硬背vocab, 好複雜咁樣教文法，聽到都頭痛。(The other thing is that we always needed to memorise vocabulary like rote-learning, and grammar is also being taught in a very complicated way, which is a headache to listen to.)

同義詞: 詞彙

參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BANtUhMr8G/

定義: Often shortened to 'pkm' in textspeak, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to refer to Pokemon. However, it is not to be confused with 'PK' in Cantonese, which is a vulgar expression meaning to tell someone to go to h*ll.

用法: E.g 你本身唔中意pkm點爆都唔會開心 (If you don't like Pokemon, you will never be happy ripping open card boosters.)

同義詞: Pokemon

參考: https://www.threads.com/@plee_0107/post/DakcU7DEg0D/

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '辦公室'.

用法: E.g. 聽日返office定係work from home呀？

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

定義: This is a code-mixing term that refers to a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting. (議程)

用法: E.g. 我哋宜家一齊go through吓今日嘅agenda。

同義詞: 議程

參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/開會常用英文-講完即刻pro咗-095043435.html

定義: (noun) A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to state a problem or something that needs to be addressed and dealt with.

用法: E.g. 當然如果錢對你嚟講唔係一個concern，或者呢啲worldly pleasures 對你嚟講你毫無興趣，咁你當然可以去搵更加大嘅意義。例如做吓義工，幫吓社會嘅人。(Of course if money is not a concern for you, or if these worldly pleasures are of no interest to you, then you can certainly search for greater meaning in life. For example, you can go volunteering and help people in the society.)

同義詞: 問題; 需要關注嘅事

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3039721/page/2