Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

Definition: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe someone or something that is of upper class quality such as the way a person talks and does things, regardless of occupation or how much money one makes.

Usage: E.g. posh 嘅 British accent 好 posh 大部份都唔 posh (A posh British accent is really posh, but most are not posh.)

Synonym: 高雅

Reference: https://www.threads.com/share/BAa2pmfXlQ/

Definition: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to show admiration, honour and politeness towards someone who they consider important regardless of age or level of authority.

Usage: E.g. 你一個人做完成個project辛苦曬啦，Respect！(Thank you for having finished the entire project on your own. Respect!)

Synonym: 尊重, 尊敬

Reference: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/popular-slangs