香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use when talking about work, as the Cantonese equivalent terms may denote a higher responsibility.

用法: E.g. 呢件事你handle可以嗎？（處理） E.g. 咁多功課hand唔handle到呀？（應付） E.g. 公司既財政邊個handle架？（負責）

定義: A useful alternative if your boss is tired of hearing the word 'somehow' when you want to avoid saying 'I don't know' to a question.

用法: E.g. For some reason個file corrupt左。 E.g. For some reason個printer壞左。 E.g. For some reason今次個客唔搵我地。

定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers when they want to describe a girl with flat chest but don't want to get slapped.

用法: E.g. A: Do you like this girl? B: No, I think she is an airport!

同義詞: 飛機場

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSZDmyBASgl/?igsh=MXVsbzJhZTFoYnRudw== (使用手機版本)

定義: (Kongish) When something goes completely wrong. Or doesn't work out (fail, flop)

用法: Sei fo! We didn't prepare for the presentation today. It was a total flop!

同義詞: 死火

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone as not having good judgement rather than lacking general knowledge, even though it can refer to both of these things when scolding someone.

用法: E.g. Common sense 常人應該刷覺到既感通/道理 eg. 今日個女同事打扮得特別靚噴曬香水,放工應該有約會, 個晚最好唔好叫人OT (Common sense is what ordinary people should be aware of using their senses or reasoning. For example, if a female colleague dressed particularly well and sprayed perfume today, then you can guess they probably have a date after work. So you better not ask her to work overtime that night.) E.g. 你有冇common sense架？呢啲咁既野你自己google吓咪得囉！(Do you have common sense? For this kind of stuff you just need to google it yourself!)

同義詞: 常識

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/718878/page/3

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers as a less judgemental way of describing someone as unkind or unfriendly but not to the point of being so harsh and critical.

用法: E.g. 其實香港人而家可唔可以唔好咁mean? (Can Hong Kong people actually be less mean nowadays?)

同義詞: 刻薄; 衰

參考: https://www.threads.com/share/_siW0xsDc/

定義: Purportedly to have derived from a lazy accent, this is code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to the famous Korean boy band Big Bang.

用法: E.g. 我上個禮拜先去完London呀，睇呢個Big Ben呀。現場睇好震撼架。Bang bang bang呀。你知唔知一票難求呀，唔係個個都有得睇架。(E.g. I just went to London last week to see Big Bang. The live performance was so thrilling. Bang bang bang ah. Do you know that it was so hard to get a ticket? Not everyone can watch it.)

同義詞: Big Bang

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DctSl4XSlAx/?igsi=MTYwam84MTNjb3FieA== (使用手機版本)

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe a person who is perverted. (鹹濕)

用法: E.g. Don't be so salty wet watch girls all the time la.

同義詞: 鹹濕

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

定義: Derived from 'add oil' in Cantonese, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to express encouragement and support for another person.

用法: Ga yau! You can win this game!

同義詞: 加油

定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to ask the waiter to get the bill.

用法: E.g. Mai daan, mm goi! (埋單, 唔該!)

同義詞: 埋單

參考: https://homekong.com.hk/blogs/read/helpful-cantonese-phrases-to-know