Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary

Definition: Pronounced as 'lig', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to computer lag.

Usage: E.g. 部機好似唔夠RAM，好lag機呀。

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: (adj.) A romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a style of prayer that is used when visiting ancestor's graves on Ching Ming or Chung Yeung Festival.

Usage: E.g. “In recognition of Chinese tradition, a fung shui expert gave advice on the removal of the School’s centre flag pole, after which a bai-san ceremony was held to bless, bring good fortune and luck to the grounds.”

Synonym: 拜山

Reference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316181429_A_dictionary_of_Hong_Kong_English_words_from_the_fragrant_harbor