香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Originated from French, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to ordering single dishes individually.

用法: E.g. 如果你唔鍾意叫set dinner，你可以叫 à la carte。(If you don't like to order the set dinner, you can order single dishes.)

同義詞: 單點; 散嗌; 散叫

參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/12/21/ED1112210026.htm

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the school that a person had graduated from. However, working class and grassroots Hong Kongers may know this term but not use it because it sounds too Latin than English. Hence, they find ‘mother school’ is more sensible and practical to use.

用法: E.g. 你既alma mater係邊間學校？

同義詞: 母校, mother school

參考: https://youtube.com/shorts/Br8CWgYQNak?si=aFaIMvdv2YSnCxvh

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who rely on Apple company completely for their phone warranty service.

用法: E.g. Q: 點解你個IPhone唔用case? A: 因為我有Apple care. Apple幫我care. 我唔洗care. I don’t care! (Q: Why don't you have a case for your IPhone? A: Because I have Apple Care. Apple helps me take care of my phone, which means I don't need to care. I don't care!)

同義詞: 蘋果保養

參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=30600166

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers when they admire or recognise the value of someone or something and want to show gratitude at the same time.

用法: E.g. 好appreciate你咁短時間去練廣東話，真係好彩你聲底好靚，同埋你音樂感好好，即使廣東話唔係你最擅長嘅。(I really appreciate that you learned Cantonese in such a short period of time. It's very fortunate that you have a great voice and a very good music sense, even though Cantonese is not your strength.)

同義詞: 欣賞；感激；多謝

參考: https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20260122/1769072872519/《中4》藝人代表「貓女郎」引發腹式呼吸之爭-肥媽被取笑鬧爆周國豐

定義: A posh way of saying that you admire someone's work or effort, in order to show your high social status or higher education background.

用法: E.g. 我好appreciate你個idea. Well done. E.g. 我好appreciate你做既野。不過，你都唔可以迫我accept你個apology。

同義詞: 欣賞

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that refers to chatting casually or bragging about something.

用法: E.g. 收皮啦！唔好再blow water！

同義詞: 吹水

參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/

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: Originated from the French words 'chateau' and 'raisin' which is also the name of a Japanese cake shop, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is so cringey to the point where the person is pooping in his pants.

用法: E.g. 佢上次飲醉酒喺街上面跳舞，真係柒到瀨屎。(Last time when he got drunk, he went dancing on the street. It was so frigging cringe.)

同義詞: 柒到瀨屎

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcvkeO1hHKS/?stkn=N291eml3bWNlNTg0 (使用手機版本)

定義: Originated from '色' (colour) which referred to woman beauties back in the olden days, this is a Kongish code-mixing term that later evolved into the phrase 'lust wolf', which means a perverted person or sexual predator.

用法: E.g. Why you follow so many hot girls ig? Real color wolf lor you.

同義詞: 色狼

參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/zf04su/is_色狼_ever_used_as_a_compliment/

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to giving or providing something, in order to help achieve a goal.

用法: E.g. 麻煩大家contribute一吓個discussion。

同義詞: 貢獻

參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ