香港中英夾雜字典

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: Originated as 'beat patrol' from London Metropolitan Police, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use as 'walking the beat', which refers to patrolling a designated area on foot as a police officer.

用法: E.g. 警員今日要行 beat。(Police officers need to go on patrol today.)

同義詞: 行咇

參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2018/12/04/WH1812040003.htm

定義: Often expressed as ‘老best’ meaning 'old best', this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to refer to a best friend that a person has known for a long time. (呢個好大部分時候係攞嚟應用自己啲friend呀樣表達自己個friend係好老友囉咁樣)

用法: E.g. 你哋睇下呢個係我老best。(Let me show all of you. This is my old best friend.)

同義詞: 睇下呢個係我個好朋友, 老友, old best friend

參考: https://mingpaomonthly.com/article/details/語文．書話/2025-02/1737624129007/老best、bestie有咩分別？%20（歐陽偉豪）

定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t.

用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野！佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴！)

同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to talking on the phone for hours. (煲電話粥)

用法: E.g. Stop boiling telephone congee with your friend every day!

同義詞: 煲電話粥

參考: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/china/hong-kong/articles/8-colloquialisms-unique-to-cantonese

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 used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to suggesting many ideas for a topic or activity very quickly.

用法: E.g. 大家一齊brainstorm吓產品既idea。

參考: https://www.story001.com/post-196.html

定義: An Englishised code-mixing term used to describe someone who is so calm and relaxed like the almighty Buddha such that he or she does not have time to chase the opposite sex, but focuses on work and personal interests only. Sometimes, it is also used to describe someone who does not get angry easily when things happened.

用法: E.g. Why don't you find a girlfriend? Are you the buddha-type person? E.g. *bump* That hurt when you bumped into me! But I'm okay, my friend!

同義詞: 佛系

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/cantonese-slang-of-the-week-buddha-type

定義: A code-mixing term that only upper class Hong Kongers know how to use to refer to a meal where people serve themselves the food because of the French origin of the word which makes it so hard to pronounce properly.

用法: E.g. A: 放假不如食buffet呀？B: 你指蒲飛？(A: What about eating buffet during holiday? B: You mean po-fei?)

同義詞: 蒲飛

參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/生日飯-餐廳-推介-推薦-生日餐廳-235652146.html

定義: Often expressed in negative form, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a less direct way of rejecting someone's idea without saying they don't believe, accept or agree with that person.

用法: E.g. 我暫時唔係好buy你個idea，不過我會諗諗。(I don't really buy your idea at the moment, but I will think about it.)

同義詞: 相信; 接受; 同意

參考: https://words.hk/zidin/buy