香港中英夾雜字典

定義: 香港粵語對話中常用的英語詞組，指可按時段租用、供朋友或家人聚會的私人活動空間；設備及收費因場地而異。說話時常直接夾用 party room，而不用「派對房間」。(In Hong Kong Cantonese, the term "party room" is commonly used to refer to a private event space that can be rented by the hour for gatherings with friends or family. Facilities and rents vary from one venue to another. In conversation, people typically use the English term "party room" directly rather than a Chinese equivalent.)

用法: 例句：今個週末我哋book間party room慶祝生日，記得先問清楚最低消費同可以用幾耐。(E.g. Let's book a party room to celebrate our birthday this weekend. Remember to ask the minimum charge and how long it can be used.)

同義詞: 派對房間

參考: https://www.common-room.hk/c/partyroom

定義: Transliterated from '玻璃心' meaning 'heart made of glass', this is a code-mixing phrase used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to someone who can be easily hurt and broken, just like as fragile as glass.

用法: E.g. He is very manly but he is actually a polly shum when it comes to love.

同義詞: 玻璃心

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now

定義: A person that talks too much or gossips

用法: Don't be such a saliva man! Please mind your own business.

同義詞: 口水佬

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/41520/

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong companies to refer to a kind of casual conversation that is supposed to get people warmed up and build trust with each other, even though it often ends up consuming people's time dramatically.

用法: E.g. 係都要 Small talk 一輪先講重點：直接入正題啦，大家返工時間好寶貴，無心情同你吹水。老實講，明白呢幾點嘅同事真係功德無量 (There always has to be a round of small talk before talking about the important points: Let's get straight to the point, our time at work is very precious, and we have no mood to talk to you. Honestly, colleagues who understand these points are contributing immensely.)

同義詞: 閒聊

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcx8gNjpggG/?igsi=b3Z3YW80ZGo0Mm45 (使用手機版本)

定義: An Englishised code-mixing term made popular by the phrase '一齊企硬唔Take嘢' (Stand firm together and don't take drugs), which was a slogan used by an anti-drug campaign launched by the Security Bureau in Hong Kong and is now imitated by many companies to sell their own products.

用法: E.g. 一齊企硬eat車仔麵。(Stand firm together and eat cart noodles.)

同義詞: 企硬

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWFz2k6GXcF/ (使用手機版本)

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to starting a fight.

用法: E.g. This is a school! Don't start a film here!

同義詞: 開片

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to sound polite and confident when bringing forth a standpoint so that the other person is less likely to challenge them.

用法: E.g. 我講既野係咪好有理據先? 如果你仲想challenge我，be my guest! (Don't you think I really have a rationale in what I'm saying? If you still want to challenge me, be my guest!)

同義詞: 請便、你隨意、當然可以，別客氣

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers that has evolved to mean more like ‘if you wish to die or find trouble, feel free!’

用法: E.g. 你覺得朝9晚3 袋10皮係好工嘅be my guest (If you think working 9 to 3am and getting 100k salary a month is a good job, be my guest!)

同義詞: 如果你想死或找麻煩既話，隨便你

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1905219/page/15

定義: (vulgar) Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe a female person who is nosy and meddles in other people's business. Similar to 'bitch' in English. Literal meaning of 八婆: eight old woman

用法: E.g. Mind your own business, eight woman! （八婆） E.g. Are you done messing around, die eight woman?! （死八婆） E.g. You are such an eight woman! (正八婆）

同義詞: 八婆

參考: https://www.secretchina.com/news/b5/2013/11/29/521805.html

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the all sorts of time spent with one's family, which aren't necessarily quality time but rather for the purposes of occasion.

用法: E.g. 節日就黎到，記住唔好去旅行，留返啲時間一齊食飯同family time。(Holiday is coming. Remember not to go travelling but spare some time eating a meal together and having family time.)

同義詞: 家庭時間

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3704109/page/10