Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

Definition: Became known by the TVB episode 'The Queen of News', this is a code-mixing phrase said by working class Hong Kongers to encourage people to continue doing what they have set out to do, even if it means taking risks and receiving consequences.

Usage: E.g. 冇人敢報等我嚟吖！萬一touchwood報錯咪賴落我度咯，I have nothing to lose。我宗旨好簡單，the show must go on。(If no one dares to report this, then I'll do it! If the news turn out to be wrong, then blame it on me, touchwood. I have nothing to lose. My goal is very simple, the show must go on.)

Synonym: 表演必須繼續

Reference: https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20021530/新聞女王-高海寧重現主播喊住報死訊新聞一幕-雙眼通紅淚珠滑落與現實如出一轍/1

Definition: A shortened term for the word 'socialise' in English, which may mean different things in various situations.

Usage: E.g. 喂，你so吓人好喎？(to show that you care about others) E.g. 喂，唔好成日掛住soＤ女仔啦。(to court somebody) E.g. 喂，後生仔要出黎soso吓先得架嘛。(to socialise) E.g. 喂，你最近好似唔係好so-so喎。(being social)

Definition: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to emphasize the zero mark they got in a test or exam, which they like to honour themselves with because not only a chicken egg has the shape of the zero number, but also it has become a friendly treat that they are used to eating all the time.

Usage: E.g. Oh no! I got a zero chicken egg in my exam again!

Synonym: 零雞蛋

Reference: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/零雞蛋

Definition: A versatile code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to arranging, tidying or wrapping things into a container such as a luggage.

Usage: E.g. 姐姐，我愛你呀。返到屋企，呆左，姐姐知我3日後搬屋，幫我pack好晒d野 (Sister, I love you. I was speechless when I went home. My sister knew I would move to another house three days later so she helped me pack everything.)

Synonym: 執; 包

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

Definition: A term that seems to originate from the English culture and can hardly be replaced by the Cantonese equivalent term '常識'.

Usage: E.g. 喂，你咁快就落搭，有冇common sense架？ E.g. 一睇就知係搵笨啦，你有冇common sense架？ E.g. 你好似有常識，不過冇common sense。

Synonym: 常識

Reference: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

Definition: A tag switching phrase overused by Fake ABCs to create a western appeal.

Usage: Eg. Come on baby! 聽日同我出街啦！

Synonym: 來吧

Reference: https://www.ctgoodjobs.hk/article/中英夾雜-同事經常扮abc-文法錯漏百出-打工仔-唔識就講返中文啦/1342-29015

Definition: A code-mixing phrase that a Jayden Mami likes to repeatedly use to order their children to show gratitude to someone.

Usage: E.g. Katherine, 人地比野你, 你要講 thank you, 你要say thank you, 快D say thank you. (Katherine, when people give you something, you need to say thank you, you have to say thank you. Say thank you quickly!)

Synonym: 講多謝

Reference: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVAkhPqj83Z/ (use mobile version)

Definition: Originated from 'short message service', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers that has evolved to become more like a scam message service because of how easy it is for hackers to impersonate legitimate companies.

Usage: E.g. 有些釣魚短訊的發訊人名字與真實機構相同，這是因為SMS短訊制式容許應用程式對個人（Application-to-Person） 傳送的SMS短訊，自訂最多11位英文字母的顯示號碼（即「自訂發送者號碼」），並隱藏發訊者電話號碼。(Some phishing SMS appear to originate from legitimate organizations because the SMS protocol allows Application-to-Person (A2P) messages to use a custom sender ID consisting of up to 11 alphanumeric characters, while hiding the actual sender's phone number.)

Synonym: 短訊

Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/3756472/page/2

Definition: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong university students love to use instead of '講座', which means a formal talk on a subject by a professor.

Usage: E.g. 其實上lecture根本浪費時間。

Synonym: 講座

Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/475538/page/2

Definition: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to a mutual friend or a friend in common.

Usage: E.g. 佢係我地個common friend黎架。 E.g. 我地唔係好熟，不過有好多common friend。

Synonym: 共同朋友

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP2Tu1kqrQc&t=4s