香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Often pronounced without the 'd', this is a neutral-sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they are not sure which Cantonese equivalent word to use when something unexpected happens.

用法: E.g. 哇，你考試咁高分，我好surprised呀。(Wow, you scored a high mark in your exam. I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你最近減肥呀？我好surprised呀。 (Wow, you went on a diet recently? I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你有男朋友？我好surprised呀。(Wow, you got a boyfriend? I'm so surprised.)

同義詞: 驚喜，驚訝

參考: https://tsangyoksing.hk/2009/10/06/輕音節的正確讀法/

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to reaching a consensus on matters of a situation.

用法: E.g. 我地一齊align一下意見，再匯報比上頭知。

同義詞: 保持一致

參考: https://www.story001.com/post-196.html

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: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone or something as dull and boring such as having no relationship, which definitely has nothing to do with 'dry dating' in native English.

用法: E.g. 我近排冇拖拍好dry呀。(I recently haven't been dating, so dry!) E.g. 唔好成日自己一個人咁dry啦。(Don't be always by yourself, so dry!)

同義詞: 沒新鮮感，很無聊，枯燥乏味

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtwE7IA18CY&t=50s

定義: Purportedly to have come from ‘娘’ meaning an old married woman, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone’s appearance as old-fashioned.

用法: E.g. 你今日著衫好leung！(You dress very old-fashioned today!)

同義詞: 娘

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,140076,140076

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kong students use to ask what the heck someone is talking about. Even though it looks like a westernised expression, spring actually refers to testicles and is quite rude when used as an expression.

用法: E.g. Ho lun dor jargon ar. Up mud spring ar? (So many f***ing jargon. What the testicles are you saying?)

同義詞: 噏乜春

參考: https://www.hk01.com/熱爆話題/364993/konglish瘋狂洗版-ga-yau係點解-即睇港式英語大測試

定義: Originated from 'thank you' and often pronounced as '釘橋' meaning nail bridge in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to express their gratitude towards someone.

用法: E.g. Dank you哂你幫我手呀。不如我今日請你食lunch好嗎？(Thank you for helping me out. What about I treat you lunch today?)

同義詞: thank you, 釘橋

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLR0QEuMT7j/ (使用手機版本)

定義: Often seen as redundant, this is a code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers when they really want to show politeness towards the email's receiver in a request.

用法: E.g. Please kindly find the attached document.

同義詞: 請

參考: https://graduate.ctgoodjobs.hk/article/35656/電郵技巧｜商用電郵｜職場英語-10個打工仔常犯的英文EMAIL錯誤-PLEASE-KINDLY-WELL-RECEIVED-WITH-THANKS-都係錯-內附正確寫法及網上課程

定義: (textspeak) Originated from the numbers 6 and 7 sounding similar to '碌柒' meaning 'a stick of dick', this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to describe someone as very dumb and brainless, like a dickhead.

用法: E.g. 唔好成個6 7咁樣企喺到啦！(Don't be like a dickhead just standing there!)

同義詞: 碌柒

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DR_ewS2k4Yy/ (使用手機版本)

定義: A chic-sounding code-mixing term that refers to year-end bonus (花紅) in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 你間公司今個年尾有bonus嗎?

同義詞: 花紅

參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf