香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where you cannot force someone into seeking help if they do not accept it.

用法: E.g. I offered to help him with his homework but he never sent it over. Oh well... if the cow doesn't drink water, you cannot press the cow's head down.

同義詞: 牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to working overtime. Sometimes, it is used as '冬OT' (winter OT), which means 'don't OT'.

用法: E.g. Ａ：死喇，咁多野做。唔知今晚要OT到幾時呢？Ｂ：冬ＯＴ！

同義詞: 加班

參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to the total amount of something, such as for goods and services.

用法: E.g. 呢到total幾多錢呀?

同義詞: 總共

參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to giving irrelevant responses to questions.

用法: E.g. A：你去邊？ B：我知道。Ａ：Nine not following eight!

同義詞: 九唔搭八

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-nine-not-following-eight/

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to one's limit of something, such as how much food one can eat.

用法: E.g. 食野要有quota，尤其係生野。 E.g. 我望手機有quota，因為我始終年紀大。

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 Hong Kong students use to refer to '手提電腦'.

用法: E.g. 老師，上堂可以比帶自己notebook嗎？

同義詞: 手提電腦

參考: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to display your level of knowledge, as if you come from higher education background.

用法: E.g. 老闆：我覺得呢個idea好有potential。快D走去落實啦。 E.g. 我覺得你個人好有potential。不過就寸左Ｄ。

定義: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to describe someone as unwilling to do something without placing a direct character judgement.

用法: E.g. 學校啲homework完全冇做過呀Jayden。你咁lazy，媽咪angry架喇。下個月你birthday，冇得去disneyland架喇。(You have not done any homework from school, Jayden. If you are so lazy, Mami will be angry. And it's your birthday next month. I don't think we can go to Disneyland.)

同義詞: 懶惰

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXO4QiuMV4t/ (使用手機版本)

定義: Purportedly to have come from online competitive gaming where a player brings his team to victory, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to helping and leading someone to achieve something. At times, it can also refer to being able to dress effectively which covers everything from head to toe, including hair.

用法: E.g. 日系唔只著衫 要化埋妝同髮型同襯埋accessories 要full gear先會carry得到 (Japanese fashion isn't just about wearing clothes. You have to put on make-up, have a certain hairstyle as well as matching accessories. You must have full gear in order to carry this fashion.)

同義詞: 駕馭

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/475055/page/9

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having an instinct for what is stylish, which they believe can be developed through nurture.

用法: E.g. 培養fashion sense前 買衫望多啲款襯下色 除左黑色，唔好由頭到腳都同一隻色 仲要諗下有咩鞋襯到衫 手袋都要襯 (To nurture fashion sense, have a look at more styles and matching colours when buying clothes. Do not choose the same color from head to toe except black. Also think about what shoes match the outfit. Handbags must also match.)

同義詞: 時尚感

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2725538/page/1