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Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

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number

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a telephone number. Usage: E.g. 香港人：可唔可以交換number呀？內地人：咩number呀？香港人：緊係電話number啦。Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uik5GWvXiLA&t=210s
2023-03-04

chemical reaction

Definition: A code-mixing term that Fake ABC's in Hong Kong use to refer to the 'chemistry' between two people, which is the attraction between them. Usage: E.g. 我覺得佢地都幾有chemical reaction。Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uik5GWvXiLA&t=210s
2023-03-04

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？Reference: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf
2023-03-04

meeting

Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use instead of saying '開會' or having a '會議'. Usage: E.g. 我聽日九點鐘有個meeting。開完meeting再搵你呀？Synonym: 會議Reference: https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20170226-lifestyle-mix-chn-eng/
2023-03-04

double confirm

Definition: Even though the word 'double' may seem redundant, this is a code-mixing expression that is often used in the workplaces of Hong Kong when you want to verify something. Usage: E.g. 可唔可以double confirm吓個schedule呀？ E.g. 唔該幫我double confirm吓每一個detail呀。Reference: https://smelab.com.hk/職場英語-double-confirm-reconfirm/
2023-03-04

maiseen

Definition: A romanised code-mixing term that is used by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to refer to '米線', which is a type of noodles that is very popular in Hong Kong and China. Usage: E.g. 港女：Im so broke so I went into a random updup maiseen place eat din alone...Reference: https://topick.hket.com/article/2254771/wuddud＝核突%E3%80%80港女「流利」港式英語投訴米線店考起網民
2023-03-04

game

Definition: A code-mixing term that often refers to a computer/video game. Usage: E.g. 你最鍾意玩邊隻game呀？Synonym: 遊戲
2023-03-04

document

Definition: A code-mixing term that is often used to refer to a computer document (文件). Usage: E.g. 唔該你send份document過黎呀。記住要pdf喎。Synonym: 文件Reference: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese
2023-03-04

madam

Definition: The Hong Kong way of referring to a female police officer (女警官). Usage: E.g. 女警：Target出現。全世界出動！下屬：Yes, Madam！Synonym: 女警官Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk
2023-03-04

I mean

Definition: A tag-switching phrase often used by Native Hong Kongers for clarifying on matters. However, it can sometimes be overused by Fake ABC's to strike a western impression on others. Usage: E.g. 份project未搞掂呀。I mean，我岩岩做完要check吓先。 E.g. 港女：你應該食少D野。I mean，你應該減吓肥至岩。 E.g. 香港人：你講咩話？偽ABC：I mean，well... I mean，我覺得你身材唔係好fit囉I mean。Reference: https://www.academia.edu/8666953/Common_usage_of_code-mixing_among_trilingual_Hong_Kongers
2023-03-02
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