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Definition: A word that Hong Kong local students use to refer to a large piece of work, which is often done in group setting.
Usage: E.g. 今學期你有咩group project呀？（課題）
Reference: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
Definition: A generic code-mixing term that can used for a number of different items in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. 你公司近排搞緊D咩project呀？（項目） E.g. 今次呢個project搞成點呀？（研究） E.g. 你諗住下次搞d咩project呀？（計劃） E.g. 小心D呀，唔見寫住project in progress咩？（工程）
Reference: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
Definition: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kong girls to refer to proactively keeping someone safe from damage or injury, which is usually something that they expect from a boyfriend.
Usage: E.g. 如果連我自己都唔為自己去解釋一下，咁邊個去protect我？邊個幫我解釋？冇。(If even I myself don't stand up for myself, who is going to protect me? Who will help me explain to others? No one.)
Synonym: 保護
Definition: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to the new generation of electric multiple unit trains in the Hong Kong MTR produced by CRRC Qingdao Sifang.
Usage: E.g. 成型友大嗌Q train萬歲，搞到我差D以為Q train有還不完的恩情。(My friends kept shouting "Long live Q train!" which almost made me think Q train had an endless debt of gratitude to repay.)
Synonym: 市區綫願景列車
Definition: A code-mixing term meaning to further oneself's studies.
Usage: E.g. 做人要不斷upgrade自己先夠充實架嘛。
Definition: A code-mixing term that can also be used to refer to a non-human object.
Usage: E.g. 咁快開波？等我warm up吓先。 E.g. 同事A：喂，部機咁慢既？ 同事B：部機要warm up吓先得架。
Definition: 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.
Usage: E.g. 到底可以點approach男仔? (How on earth can I approach boys?)
Synonym: 靠近
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/546513/page/13
Definition: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a meeting that highlights the key points rather than something that is more like a presentation.
Usage: E.g. 返工要提前返去briefing又唔計工時係咪犯法？(Is it illegal for an employee to go to work earlier for a briefing but not pay them salary?)
Synonym: 簡報會
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/2566840/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that is used instead of '典禮'.
Usage: E.g. 同學：個ceremony好耐呀，完未架？ 同學：你幾時去grad ceremony呀？ 你：我黎唔到個ceremony呀。
Synonym: 典禮
Definition: A romanised code-mixing term that real ABC’s like to use to refer to toilet. (廁所）
Usage: E.g. Excuse me? Where is the chee sor?
Synonym: 廁所