香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Often used as 'baby pig' (BB豬) in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to call their lovers.

用法: E.g. BB豬，你買D咩生日禮物比我呀？

同義詞: 寶貝

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 code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a friend who gets along with you very well, even though it does not always mean it is someone who you can have a deep talk with, unlike '老best' in Cantonese meaning old best friend.

用法: E.g. 我同我“Best Friend”玩咗好多年，但實際上我從來都無同過佢講我嘅心事，心入面仲會成日妒忌佢，成日當佢係我競爭對手，究竟咁樣仲叫唔叫best friend 呢.... (E.g. I played with my "Best Friend" for years, but in fact I have never shared what is in my heart with him, and would often be jealous of him and treat him as my competitor Is that still called a best friend?)

同義詞: 最好朋友

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/705900/page/1

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where they are in some serious trouble. Sometimes, '大鑊' can be emphasized to a vulgar expression '大撚鑊', which literally translates to 'big penis wok' and means the person is in rather deep sh*t.

用法: E.g. I forgot to bring my wallet! Big wok! (大鑊) E.g. Omg I lost all my money! This time is really big penis wok! (今次真係大撚鑊)

同義詞: 大鑊

參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/03/30/ED1103300032.htm

定義: This is a code-mixing term that is used instead of the Cantonese equivalent '大文件夾' to refer to a large-sized folder for keeping documents.

用法: E.g. 如果folder唔夠大，搵個binder再放哂D文件入去。

同義詞: 大文件夾

定義: A chic-sounding code-mixing term that refers to year-end bonus (花紅) in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 你間公司今個年尾有bonus嗎?

同義詞: 花紅

參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf

定義: Originated from a tradition where people would donate gifts to those in need, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who do not want to be misunderstood as the day on which they would open presents, as the Cantonese equivalent terms denote the opening of presents on that day.

用法: E.g. 聽日就係boxing day。你會去邊到shopping？(Tomorrow is boxing day. Where will you go shopping?)

同義詞: 節禮日, 拆禮物日

參考: https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/拆禮物日

定義: A more subtle way for Hong Kongers to refer to the undergarment worn by women, as the Cantonese equivalent term '胸圍' may sound too explicit and embarrassing in mentioning the female's body part.

用法: E.g. 哎呀，我今日唔記得左載bra添。

同義詞: 胸圍

參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf

定義: A code-mixing term that real ABC's like to use to show how easygoing they can be.

用法: E.g. Hey bro！不如一齊食飯啦？ E.g. Hey bro！放工一齊打波呀？

同義詞: 兄弟

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use to describe a business structure that scams people and is prone to collapse or failure, as 'chicken' (雞) in Cantonese can also be used to describe something cheap or weak.

用法: E.g. This company has people coming to work and leaving the job all the time! Such build chicken shed!

同義詞: 搭雞棚

參考: https://ukdodgy.com/2024/04/06/scam