香港中英夾雜字典

定義: 1. A code-mixing term that refers to a payment for goods or services. 2. Often pronounced as '差廚' (caa1 cyu4), this is a code-mixing term that is used by Hong Kongers to refer to being charged for a crime.

用法: E.g. 呢間餐廳有冇minimum charge？ E.g. 今次冇落charge？！真幸運！

定義: A code-mixing term used by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department to describe something as very relaxing. However, the AI anti-drug video that used this word was taken down due to citizens suspecting that the video was promoting the illegal use of drugs instead of discouraging it.

用法: E.g. 浪漫的煙圈，一支幫你忘記所有煩惱，好chill (Romantic smoke rings — one puff helps you forget all your worries. So chill.)

同義詞: 好放鬆

參考: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3358606/ai-k-pop-video-pulled-after-anti-drug-message-backfires-hong-kong-prison-service

定義: This is a code-mixing term used to refer to claiming money.  However, it is often pronounced as 'kam' by grassroot class Hong Kongers.

用法: E.g. 請問讀完個course有冇得kam返d錢架？ E.g. 請問ｄ飯錢可唔可以問返公司kam架？

同義詞: 索取

參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

定義: This is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to social class.  However, it is often pronounced as 'car' or 'car屎' by grassroot class Hong Kongers.

用法: E.g. 喂呢間餐廳好high car屎喎。 E.g. 今日洗唔洗著到咁high car屎呀? E.g. 唔好成日扮到咁high car啦。中左六合彩咩？

同義詞: 階層

定義: Pronounced as 'cleansing form', this is a code-mixing term used by celebrity Janice Man to refer to the facial treatment item 'cleansing foam'.

用法: E.g. 我通常眼同埋嘴就用左油既，即係remover，oil remover去落左先，跟住就會全面再用呢一個cleansing water再全面抺一次，跟住先至用落裝油全面再洗一次，再用cleansing form全面就再落裝咁樣。咁所以其實都有四五個step囉。

參考: https://medium.com/@girlslearnenglish/你說話會中英夾雜嗎-被-污名化-的中英夾雜-why-code-mixing-is-totally-fine-32eb1f280ca

定義: A shortened code-mixing term meaning 'compromise'.

用法: E.g. 香港人：我地雙方要com吓先得，OK？內地人：說什麼？香港人：ＣＯＭＰＲＯＭＩＳＥ。 E.g. 你：我知道我地好多野都唔係好夾，不過我地com吓咪得囉。朋友：我cｏｍ你老Ｘ！

同義詞: 妥協

定義: Often pronounced as ‘cummun’, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to express how common something is without making it sound unpopular or nothing special.

用法: E.g. 做呢個行業好common架咋。(This occupation is so common!)

同義詞: 普遍, 普通

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/C04Br91vuJT/ (使用手機版本)

定義: (noun) A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to state a problem or something that needs to be addressed and dealt with.

用法: E.g. 當然如果錢對你嚟講唔係一個concern，或者呢啲worldly pleasures 對你嚟講你毫無興趣，咁你當然可以去搵更加大嘅意義。例如做吓義工，幫吓社會嘅人。(Of course if money is not a concern for you, or if these worldly pleasures are of no interest to you, then you can certainly search for greater meaning in life. For example, you can go volunteering and help people in the society.)

同義詞: 問題; 需要關注嘅事

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3039721/page/2

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to giving or providing something, in order to help achieve a goal.

用法: E.g. 麻煩大家contribute一吓個discussion。

同義詞: 貢獻

參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

定義: Pronounced as 'kaahn-taah' with a long back vowel and rising intonation, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a cashier's counter, information desk or service counter.

用法: E.g. 小弟係個賣game仔，話說我今日放飯果陣緊係出去食飯啦，咁個counter緊係冇人啦 (I'm a game seller, and of course I went out to have lunch during my lunch break today, so there was no one looking after the counter.)

同義詞: 收銀處; 客戶服務中心; 櫃檯

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/740067/page/1