香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to talk about a topic with someone or a group of people and have them share their ideas and opinions.

用法: E.g. 不如一齊discuss吓個project點樣做？ E.g. 我地discuss吓個問題，然後再結論。可以嗎？

同義詞: 討論

定義: A chic-sounding code-mixing term used in Hong Kong Cantonese that shows the speaker's education background and western appeal.

用法: E.g. 唔好意思，我週末要去shopping。唔得閒應酬你。 E.g. 做人唔shop下ping邊得呀？

同義詞: 購物

參考: https://sites.google.com/site/hongkonglinguistics/Downhome/language-contact-in-hong-kong/cantonese-englishintra-sententialcode-switchinginhongkong

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: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the process of finding an employee's former colleagues or managers to verify their job history, which can sometimes be very tedious.

用法: E.g. 我就唔驚reference check去check我過去表現，但要我搵人做reference check 就好煩，尤其係個HR係咁催我交人 (I am not afraid of reference checks that check my past job performance, but asking me to find someone to do the reference check is very annoying, especially if the HR is urging me to hand over the person.)

同義詞: 資歷查核

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3576674/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong doctors to refer to acting professionally when dealing with the family of a child diagnosed with cancer.

用法: E.g. 醫生：之前有一個兒童癌症個案係醫到, 但家人唔想醫, 我唔想judgemental , 但覺得可惜 (Doctor: There was a case of cancer in a child that could be treated, but the family didn't want to continue treatment. I didn't want to be judgmental, but I felt it was a pity.)

同義詞: 批判性

參考: https://ccf.org.hk/zh-hant/services/services_faq/?id=5)的專業團隊、醫院遊戲師，會介入向家長及病童解說療程，用柔性方式減輕恐懼

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use to wish someone prosperous and good fortune during Chinese New Year. Sometimes , it may be mistaken as 'Happy new year' by non-Cantonese speaking expats, even though there is nothing really wrong with saying it to people excessively. (Variant: Kung hei fat choi)

用法: E.g. Happy Chinese New Year! Gong hei fat choi! Gong hei fat choi!

同義詞: 恭喜發財

參考: https://www.zalora.com.hk/blog/lifestyle/kung-hei-fat-choi-meaning-how-to-respond-and-common-cantonese-new-year-blessings/

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong companies like to use to refer to sessions they provide for employees to equip them with skills, which may or may not be full of actions such as teaching, instructing and nurturing as the -ing term suggests.

用法: E.g. 吓？你講完一兩句野就當係training？！(What? You just gave a short talk and called this 'training'?!)

同義詞: 訓練, 培訓

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/700190/page/9

定義: Pronounced as 'fan-see' with a rising intonation on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to admirers of a person, such as a celebrity.  Sometimes, the transliteration of the word '粉絲' is used instead.

用法: E.g. 我係你既忠心fans黎架。同我影張相好嗎？

同義詞: 粉絲

定義: This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to '噱頭'.

用法: E.g. 你有沒有留意樓下那家coffee shop最近常做promotion，我覺得滿有gimmick

同義詞: 噱頭

參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/港人中英夾雜有規律-網友-太神奇-020000181.html

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a more technical and corporate way of referring to the number of employees in a company because '人數' sounds too everyday in Cantonese like when getting enough people to play Mahjong together.

用法: E.g. 大家公司最近咩環境 有冇freeze headcount? (How is everybody's company doing recently? Any company is freezing headcount?)

同義詞: 人數

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3674159/page/1