香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an important stage or event in the development of something. (里程碑)

用法: E.g. 我地公司今年reach到個milestone！Let\'s celebrate!

同義詞: 里程碑

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

定義: A more appealing code-mixing term than the Cantonese equivalent word '折扣', which shopkeepers like to use to attract customers.

用法: E.g. 今個月清貨大discount。快D入黎慢慢揀啦！

同義詞: 折扣

參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having enough money to buy something without indicating one's ability to cope with such burden.

用法: E.g. 點解要鍾意自己 afford 唔起嘅 luxury? (Why love luxury that you can't afford?)

同義詞: 負擔得起; 買得起

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP3vop4Epm7/ (使用手機版本)

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 code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kongers instead of '在家工作'.

用法: E.g. 我今日真係爽呀，可以work from home。成日煲netflix都得啦！

同義詞: 在家工作

定義: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to describe a child who is chubby in a lighthearted way.

用法: E.g. Fat boy，Mami同你講左好多次架喇，啲soup咁hot，仲咁快咁樣隊落去，要blow下先得架麻？(Fat boy, Mami told you so many times. The soup is so hot, and you still shove it into your mouth that fast. Blow it first you know?)

同義詞: 肥仔

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

定義: This is a code-mixing term that refers to being eliminated in a competition, or being disqualified due to breaking the rules in a sports game.

用法: E.g. 小心比球證吹罰呀。再犯多次規就foul你出局。 E.g. 我第一round interview就比人foul左喇。真係慘慘豬。

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

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where you cannot force someone into seeking help if they do not accept it.

用法: E.g. I offered to help him with his homework but he never sent it over. Oh well... if the cow doesn't drink water, you cannot press the cow's head down.

同義詞: 牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when one feels embarassed about something stupid that he has done but still wishes to admit it honestly. While the phrase is English-sounding with Holland being a western country and Ben being an English name, it is actually homophonous with '好撚笨柒' in Cantonese, which has the literal meaning of 'very f***ing stupid penis'.

用法: E.g. I forgot my wallet at home! I am Holland Ben 7!

同義詞: 好撚笨柒, Holland Bank Cheque

定義: Often mistaken as a Japanese dessert, this is an Italian code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who are on a diet but cannot resist the temptation of eating desserts such as cheesecakes so they pick tiramisu which contains a lot less fat.

用法: E.g. 不如食埋tiramisu先埋單好嗎？我兒家減緊肥，不過唔算太過分啫？(What about eating a tiramisu before we get the bill? I am going on a diet, but I don’t think this would be too fat to eat?

同義詞: 提拉米蘇

參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3766385/page/1