香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A more neutral-sounding code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe someone's personality as humorous, especially when they are not sure whether to give praise to someone.

用法: E.g. 佢係mix黎既，講野個tone都幾溫柔，然後性格都幾funny吓。

同義詞: 搞笑

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uik5GWvXiLA&t=210s

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to describe something that is not yet done or paid.

用法: E.g. 依家仲有咩case係outstanding?

同義詞: 未解決

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kong girls to refer to showing loving kindness towards a person to a point where you could be having a crush on that person.

用法: E.g. 素海霖：你太care我 care到我覺得你鍾意我 (Erena So: You care too much about me to the point where I feel you like me)

同義詞: 關心

參考: https://www.stheadline.com/film-drama/3587216

定義: A code-mixing phrase that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to emphasize that something is not a complex problem.

用法: E.g. 呢個問題唔係rocket science。再一齊諗諗佢就解決得到。

參考: https://www.mi-learning.com/itsnotrocketscience-meaning/

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who rely on Apple company completely for their phone warranty service.

用法: E.g. Q: 點解你個IPhone唔用case? A: 因為我有Apple care. Apple幫我care. 我唔洗care. I don’t care! (Q: Why don't you have a case for your IPhone? A: Because I have Apple Care. Apple helps me take care of my phone, which means I don't need to care. I don't care!)

同義詞: 蘋果保養

參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=30600166

定義: The Hong Kong way of referring to the invoice sent to customers, as '發票' is rarely used.

用法: E.g. 張invoice send左比個客未呀？ E.g. 喂，你咁快send左invoice黎係咪想追我數呀？

同義詞: 發票

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners to ask for directions when they are lost in Hong Kong.

用法: E.g. Kowloon tong dim hui?

同義詞: 點去？

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

定義: 許多香港人的廣東話是直接由英文翻譯過來，譬如Bearing，Barrack。平時口語叫「啤1令2」及「1巴1叻」(讀力第1聲)，比起說「輪軸」及「儲物房」在交流上更加方便易明。(Many Hong Kongers translate Cantonese directly from English, such as Bearing and Barrack. Said as "啤1令2" and "1巴1叻" (pronounced 1st tone), it is more convenient and understandable than saying "wheel shaft" and "storage room".)

用法: 車輪啤令鬆脫，電動車在行車時發出了雜聲 (The wheel bearing came loose, causing the electric vehicle to make abnormal noises while driving.)

同義詞: 啤令，巴叻; 士巴拿spanner

定義: A more appealing code-mixing term than the Cantonese equivalent word '折扣', which shopkeepers like to use to attract customers.

用法: E.g. 今個月清貨大discount。快D入黎慢慢揀啦！

同義詞: 折扣

參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/

定義: Known as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing word that Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man use to refer to reserving someone, even though it is criticised as Fake ABC English due to a most likely wrong word usage.

用法: E.g. 上天會deserve一個好好嘅人等緊我。(意思：reserve)

參考: https://inews.hket.com/article/1522091/Janice%20Man英文教室%20%20教你練成JM%20Tone