香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to giving encouragement to someone or helping them emotionally. Sometimes, it can also extend to providing necessities for someone such as food and shelter.

用法: E.g. 你嘅另一半比唔比到情緒support你架? (Is your spouse able to give you emotional support?) E.g. 其實父母最緊要既責任就係比到support比子女。(In fact, the most important responsibility of parents is being able to give support to children.)

同義詞: 支持; 鼓勵; 養活

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3641328/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term meaning to further oneself's studies.

用法: E.g. 做人要不斷upgrade自己先夠充實架嘛。

定義: A code-mixing term that can also be used to refer to a non-human object.

用法: E.g. 咁快開波？等我warm up吓先。 E.g. 同事A：喂，部機咁慢既？ 同事B：部機要warm up吓先得架。

定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer the way in which a person can start a conversation with someone, especially for the purpose of drawing nearer to them in relationship or distance.

用法: E.g. 到底可以點approach男仔? (How on earth can I approach boys?)

同義詞: 靠近

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/546513/page/13

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a meeting that highlights the key points rather than something that is more like a presentation.

用法: E.g. 返工要提前返去briefing又唔計工時係咪犯法？(Is it illegal for an employee to go to work earlier for a briefing but not pay them salary?)

同義詞: 簡報會

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2566840/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term that is used instead of '典禮'.

用法: E.g. 同學：個ceremony好耐呀，完未架？ 同學：你幾時去grad ceremony呀？ 你：我黎唔到個ceremony呀。

同義詞: 典禮

定義: A romanised code-mixing term that real ABC’s like to use to refer to toilet. (廁所）

用法: E.g. Excuse me? Where is the chee sor?

同義詞: 廁所

參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/12-phrases-you-need-to-know-before-you-visit-hong-kong#:~:text=An%2520alternative%2520to%2520“hou%2520ging,jeng”%2520if%2520something%2520is%2520awesome.

定義: This is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '冷場' (laang5 ceong4), which literally translates to 'cold scene'.

用法: E.g. 考口試最緊要唔好dead air。

同義詞: 冷場

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 that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to a programmer or developer especially if they are one themselves because it makes them sound like a profession.

用法: E.g. A: 你做咩IT行業? 寫program嗰D? B: 唔係。我係engineer。(What kind of IT industry are you from? Are you a programmer? B: No, I am an engineer.)

同義詞: 工程師

參考: https://tecky.io/zh_Hant/blog/Programmer-分多少種-2022-23/

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to being able to gain experience of something by being in a particular environment rather than having physical contact with something. However, it is not to be confused with public exposure.

用法: E.g. 學習語言要夠exposure。(Learning a language needs enough exposure.) E.g. 做開大行去細行一定唔慣，exposure 又細啲，資源又小啲。(It must be hard getting used to working in a small company if you came from a large company. There is less exposure and resources are also less.)

同義詞: 接觸

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2363704/page/1