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Definition: (noun) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers say in order to avoid bad luck, which is similar to '大吉利是' in Cantonese.
Usage: E.g. Touchwood講句，如果件貨聽日唔準時到，請問要等到幾時呢？
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/733616/page/1
Definition: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kong students use to ask what the heck someone is talking about. Even though it looks like a westernised expression, spring actually refers to testicles and is quite rude when used as an expression.
Usage: E.g. Ho lun dor jargon ar. Up mud spring ar? (So many f***ing jargon. What the testicles are you saying?)
Synonym: 噏乜春
Reference: https://www.hk01.com/熱爆話題/364993/konglish瘋狂洗版-ga-yau係點解-即睇港式英語大測試
Definition: Used as '立flag', this is a code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to being very vocal about what you want to do, but end up doing something that is completely opposite.
Usage: E.g. 佢又立flag話以後會減肥，點知佢就走左食buffet。
Synonym: 立flag
Reference: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now
Definition: Pronounced with a rising intonation on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to doing something at exactly the right time, such as a love relationship.
Usage: E.g. 其實愛情都幾講timing。有時要搵啱個timing先可以喺埋一齊。
Synonym: 時機
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/60469/page/1
Definition: A code-mixing term that is used in place of '交'.
Usage: E.g. 同學：份功課幾時due呀？你：好似聽日due得喇喎。
Definition: A code-mixing phrase used by upper class Hong Kong girls who are really honest about how much money they spend.
Usage: E.g. 我需要啲咩啫，嚟嚟去去我咪又係食叉燒飯、意粉，I don't really spend money.（我根本唔花錢）對我嚟講無關係，我真係無嘢。(E.g. What do I really need? Wherever I go I just eat barbeque pork rice, pasta, I don't really spend money.(I don't spend money at all) Money doesn't matter to me, I really don't care.)
Synonym: 我根本唔花錢
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong companies like to use to refer to sessions they provide for employees to equip them with skills, which may or may not be full of actions such as teaching, instructing and nurturing as the -ing term suggests.
Usage: E.g. 吓？你講完一兩句野就當係training？！(What? You just gave a short talk and called this 'training'?!)
Synonym: 訓練, 培訓
Reference: https://lihkg.com/thread/700190/page/9
Definition: A romanised code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use when they want to apologise politely for something.
Usage: E.g. *Holding up a queue* Mm ho yi si. E.g. *Butts into a conversation* Mm ho yi si. Where is the MTR?
Synonym: 唔好意思
Definition: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to tell someone to eat sh*t or cock. (食蕉）
Usage: E.g. Hahaha! You lose this game! Eat banana la!
Synonym: 食蕉
Reference: https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/16113/what-does-蕉-mean-in-cantonese
Definition: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '掃描'.
Usage: E.g. 可以scan份document比我嗎？ E.g. 喂，個scanner壞左呀。幾時搵人黎整呀？
Synonym: 掃描
Reference: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese