香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Often added with a ‘咗’ like the ‘-ed’ form in English for past tense, this is a code-mixing term that is used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to having completed something, such as an event or project.

用法: E.g. 你地finish咗個project未呀？ E.g. 終於finish咗個event！

同義詞: 完成

參考: https://www.businesstimes.com.hk/articles/157451/創新科技獎學金2024-挑選25位傑出大學生-每人最高15萬港元獎學金/

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a common code-mixing slang term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a western male person, which is transliterated from '鬼佬', meaning 'ghost man'.

用法: E.g. Try talking to the gweilo to practice your English!

同義詞: 鬼佬

參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweilo

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

定義: Pronounced as 'shalup', this is a code-mixing term used to tell somebody to shut up immediately.

用法: E.g. 好鬼嘈呀！快D shalup啦！ E.g. 同學：Shalup！老師就快到喇！

同義詞: 收聲

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners to ask for directions when they are lost in Hong Kong.

用法: E.g. Kowloon tong dim hui?

同義詞: 點去？

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to loosening up, taking a rest or relieving stress.

用法: E.g. 平時做野咁大壓力，得閒就梗係要去relax吓啦！(We have so much stress from work every day. We should go and relax when we are free!)

同義詞: 放鬆; 休息一下; 減壓

參考: https://www.ulifestyle.com.hk/community/detailpost/1aae63f8-2070-4a5b-a860-9dda56907f7f/打卡熱點/得閒就梗係要去rel/Heiman118/760860

定義: A polite way of addressing a stranger, usually a much older person, when you meet them for the first time.

用法: E.g. 哈佬Auntie，你好呀！ E.g. 仔仔，快Ｄ叫聲Auntie啦。

同義詞: 阿姨; 姨姨

參考: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3048345/hong-kong-comes-alive-learning-cantonese-make-sure-you-know

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to refer to talking to someone in order to know what they have been doing.

用法: E.g. 我地幾時會再catch up吓？好耐冇見喇。

同義詞: 趕上進度

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who does things very slowly.

用法: E.g. Get work done quickly! Stop slow ton ton eat wonton!

同義詞: 慢吞吞食雲吞

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by the K-pop singer Jackson Wang (王嘉爾) when he has nothing to say. Even though he was born in Hong Kong, it is often said that he has real American Born Chinese vibe, due to his strong knowledge of English filler terms while speaking in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 我從運動員到練習生到出道，去海外，我自己覺得我係捱到既。但係有時呢D咁既野真係hit到我，我真係...i don't know. (From being an athlete to a trainee to debut then overseas, I always thought I could endure. But when there were things that hit me sometimes, I really just... I don't know.)

同義詞: 我唔知

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-73ZG8G2s