香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing word that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to '資料庫' in the IT sector. Also see 'database'.

用法: E.g. 連得到個db未? 定係connect唔到呢?

同義詞: 資料庫

定義: (verb) This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a deadline for task.

用法: E.g. 同事：份report幾時dead呀？ 上司：今日dead左喇！仲喺到問！

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

定義: A code-mixing term often used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the day that work must be handed in and finalised.

用法: E.g. 老闆:下次知道要搞咁耐就早Ｄ返公司喇。 下屬:你話有野要交比個客睇，但係冇話過係deadline喎。 E.g. 老闆:今日係ｄｅａｄｌｉｎｅ，做唔完野要ＯＴ。 下屬:Ｄ野一早就做哂喇。

同義詞: 截止日

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students love to use to refer to having an argument with another person in a peaceful, academic manner.

用法: E.g. 我同我個男朋友平時好鍾意嗌交，嗌吓呢樣又嗰樣，不過都係debate姐。(I like to argue with my boyfriend all the time, about this and that, but it's just debating.)

同義詞: 辯論

參考: https://www.threads.com/@yyanchi._/post/C3_6NO0ySjE?hl=zh-hk

定義: Pronounced as 'dee', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers to refer to using the 'delete' button on a keyboard to get rid of something when using the computer.

用法: E.g. Del左呢個paragraph，再加返個conclusion，然後再send比我啦。

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

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

定義: (noun) A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to visual look or pattern of something rather than the planning and structure of how something works.

用法: E.g. 有冇潮人講既呢對鞋個design 個設計精髓 (Any trendy person is talking about the design of this shoe, or the design essence?)

同義詞: 設計

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3008007/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers in IT sectors like to use to refer to a pointer to a snapshot of changes in a code repository.

用法: E.g. 你兒家喺main branch, 咁你要checkout返個develop branch先可以開始做野。

同義詞: 分支，開發線

參考: https://git-scm.com/book/zh/v2/Git-分支-分支简介

定義: (textspeak) Derived from comic book characters having a large drop of sweat on their forehead or hair, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to feeling speechless and reticent. Dik hon (滴汗) has the literal meaning of 'drip sweat'.

用法: E.g. Your joke is so lame! Dik hon!

同義詞: 滴汗

定義: Originated from the warning sounds of the bells when a tram is driving in Hong Kong, this is an Englishised code-mixing term which refers to the tram that can be taken in the Hong Kong Tramways on Hong Kong Island.

用法: Let's take a tour of Hong Kong Island by taking the Ding Ding!

同義詞: 叮叮, 電車

參考: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/explore/attractions/hong-kong-tramways.html