香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to someone who disappeared for a long time and no one knows where they are.

用法: E.g. A: Where did your classmate go? B: I think he dived under water.

同義詞: 潛水

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/cantonese-slang-of-the-week-diving-under-water

定義: A set of code-mixing verbs that a Jayden Mami likes to forcefully use to educate their children on how to spend their time wisely on leisure and work.

用法: E.g. Jayden呀，Mami told you 唔好成日掛住play，要study多啲，同埋do完哂啲homework先watch TV啦！(Jayden, Mami told you not to always play, you need to study more, and you should finish your homework before you watch TV!)

同義詞: 玩; 讀書; 睇

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXDXFJxzrUw/ (使用手機版本)

定義: It's slang for when a person eats something and it's unsuccessfully digested. Resulting in the food being pooped out the next day still intact.

用法: I'll pass on corn or string mushrooms guys. I don't want a "see you tomorrow" situation happening tomorrow morning

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to getting fired from a job. (炒魷魚 - caau2 jau4 jyu2)

用法: E.g. I messed up at work today and I got stir-fried squid!!!

同義詞: 炒魷魚

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-老細炒咗我魷-stir-fried-me-squid/

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong Legislative Council members to refer to a lease condition where the lot owner is required to complete the development within a specified period and obtain an Occupation Permit from the Building Authority. However, it is not to be confused with 'environmental permit'.

用法: E.g. 劉文君發言後，林筱魯再提醒發言表達專業用語時要考慮公眾能否理解。劉文君說：「頭先官員都有用building covenant㗎！enviromental permit我唔知你哋中文叫做咩嘢。」(After Lau's speech, Lin reminded him to consider whether the public would understand such professional terminology. Lau said, "The officials used building covenant just now! I don't know what you meant by 'environmental permit' in Chinese.")

同義詞: 建築規約

參考: https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20260211/bkn-20260211164003550-0211_00822_001.html

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to illustrate the distance between two parties in terms of their communication, which is often due to their difference in job positions or departments in a company. Sometimes, it may be caused by forgeting to say "double confirm", which is a common phrase used by Hong Kongers at workplace to really make sure that certain information is correct.

用法: E.g. 其實呢啲communication gap 大家可以做好D減少誤會，寫多兩句confirm is better。(As for these communication gaps, it is better for us all to try and minimise misunderstandings by saying 'confirm' more.)

同義詞: 溝通差距

參考: https://www.threads.com/@purpzc/post/C-l0fNJyiZM?hl=en

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe any unfortunate event such as an accident.

用法: E.g. If I have any winter melon tofu, I will sue your company!!!

同義詞: 冬瓜豆腐

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/39119/

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use to describe a business structure that scams people and is prone to collapse or failure, as 'chicken' (雞) in Cantonese can also be used to describe something cheap or weak.

用法: E.g. This company has people coming to work and leaving the job all the time! Such build chicken shed!

同義詞: 搭雞棚

參考: https://ukdodgy.com/2024/04/06/scam

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to place blame on someone in order to let him/her to face charges of crime.

用法: E.g. Let's build raw pork meat on this guy!

同義詞: 砌生豬肉

參考: https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/砌生豬肉

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they don’t want to tell somebody directly that they are really f***ing stupid. Even though it looks like a westernised expression, it has a similar pronunciation as '好撚笨柒' in Cantonese, which means 'very f***ing stupid penis'.

用法: A: 有人話我係"荷蘭銀行支票", 何解??? B: HOLLAND BANK CHEQUE~自己讀~

同義詞: 好撚笨柒

參考: https://m.discuss.com.hk/index.php?action=thread&tid=9184515