香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer the way in which a person can start a conversation with someone, especially for the purpose of drawing nearer to them in relationship or distance.

用法: E.g. 到底可以點approach男仔? (How on earth can I approach boys?)

同義詞: 靠近

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/546513/page/13

定義: A code-mixing term used by the upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the espresso-based coffee made with steamed milk because the Cantonese equivalent '意大利泡沫咖啡' is too sophisticated to say.

用法: E.g. A：我平時最鍾意飲意大利泡沫咖啡。香港人：你指cappucino?

同義詞: 意大利泡沫咖啡

定義: Often pronounced with a '屎' (faeces) at the end of the word, this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to having the ability to recognise something good. ('有品味')

用法: E.g. 哇，你識揀呢件衫，真係好有taste呀！

同義詞: 品味

參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

定義: A romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to 'secondary two syndrome' in Cantonese, which is someone in their second year of high school and acting childish, as if they are living in their own world. The term was first popularised by the comedian Hikaru Ijuin in a Japanese radio show in 1999.

用法: E.g. My older brother has jung yi beng – he thinks he is a hero who can save the world.

同義詞: 中二病

參考: https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3147729/sup-sup-sui-start-new-school-year-these-cantonese-slang

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the famous French luxury brand ‘Louis Vuitton’. However, the grassroots class Hong Kongers may pronounce it as ‘eh-lo-wee’.

用法: Ａ：你最想買邊隻手袋呀？Ｂ：唔洗問緊係ＬＶ啦。(A: Which handbag do you want to buy? B: No need to ask. Must be LV.)

同義詞: Louis Vuitton

參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3065984/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to computer that has become unavailable, possibly due to a crash.  Sometimes, it is used as the shortened version of 'download'.

用法: E.g. 大獲喇！公司server down機呀！快Ｄ搵人整呀！（當機） E.g. Down完個file未呀？咁耐既？（下載）

同義詞: 當機; 下載

參考: https://www.studocu.com/hk/document/city-university-of-hong-kong/world-englishes/lecture-3-city-university-of-hong-kongen5714-world-englishes-and-the-social-context-of/20063922

定義: Said to have originated from 'copycat' in English, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who cheats or copies other people's answers in an exam. (出貓)

用法: E.g. Don't dare to bring out the cat in an exam! (唔好咁大擔考試出貓！)

同義詞: 出貓

參考: https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3181508/cat-got-your-tongue-feline-inspired-cantonese-slang-all-kinds

定義: A code-mixing term that is more appropriate to use than the equivalent term (培訓）in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 你新黎既話，公司係會有training比你。 E.g. A：我今晚要培訓呀。B：吓？你陪邊個呀？！(陪訓）

參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

定義: Often repeated after '所以' (so) in Cantonese, this is to reinforce what this speaker is trying to explain, especially in a work situation.

用法: E.g. 程序上有好多野要double confirm，所以that's why個project到兒家仲未出街。

定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to emphasize the zero mark they got in a test or exam, which they like to honour themselves with because not only a chicken egg has the shape of the zero number, but also it has become a friendly treat that they are used to eating all the time.

用法: E.g. Oh no! I got a zero chicken egg in my exam again!

同義詞: 零雞蛋

參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/零雞蛋