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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

A contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary


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lang

Definition: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer to '靚', which describes something as beautiful or good-looking.

Usage: E.g. No, but seriously it’s really lang, you are the one who said hou ce right?

Reference: http://www.lingref.com/isb/4/039ISB4.PDF

tea

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong people love to use to refer to afternoon tea '下午茶'.

Usage: E.g. 今日有冇時間食個tea呀? E.g. 週末不如一齊去high tea好嗎?

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

assignment

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '功課'.

Usage: E.g. 喂,聽日交assignment呀,仲係到做咩呀?! E.g. 呢份assignment可以借黎參考嗎?

Synonym: 功課

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

professor

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '教授'.

Usage: E.g. 有咩唔識快D問Professor啦! E.g. Professor到未架,咁耐既?

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

laptop

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to '手提電腦'.

Usage: E.g. 你部laptop用咩CPU架?好似好快喎。

Synonym: 手提電腦

notebook

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '手提電腦'.

Usage: E.g. 老師,上堂可以比帶自己notebook嗎?

Synonym: 手提電腦

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

locker

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to '儲物櫃'.

Usage: E.g. 哎呀。我唔記得左我D野放左喺locker到。

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

U

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to 'university'.

Usage: E.g. 你讀邊間U架? E.g. 我好想入呢間U呀!

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

psycho

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong students use to refer to the subject 'psychology'.

Usage: E.g. 讀psycho難唔難呀?聽講今年有好多人肥左。

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

con

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to contact lens.

Usage: E.g. 港女:我唔要戴眼鏡。我要戴con!

Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

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