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定義: Pronounced as 'bee-lee-bah-la', this is a code-mixing onomatopoepic phrase used by native Hong Kongers in a 90's limerick to describe someone talking a lot, loudly or fast.
用法: E.g. XXX（人名）未夠18歲學人揸飛機，跌落屎坑執玻璃，返到屋企唔忿氣，BiLiBaLa放臭屁，阿媽以為漏煤氣，原來衰仔放緊屁。(E.g. XXX (name) learned to drive a plane under 18 years old, and fell into the toilet to pick up the glass. He returned home feeling resentful, then kept talking a lot and made a stinky fart. His mother thought there was a gas leak, but it turned out that the bad boy was farting.)
同義詞: 嗶哩叭啦
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to being very unlucky or unfortunate. (黑仔)
用法: E.g. Today I forgot to bring my homework and give teacher scold. Very black son! (好黑仔)
同義詞: 黑仔
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the visually appealing exterior of something, such as the figure of a person.
用法: E.g. 2023年落選港姐郭珮文，參選時憑著驕人的35C身材獲封「最強Body」(Juliana Kwok, a Miss Hong Kong contestant in 2023, was dubbed the "Ultimate Body" during the competition thanks to her impressive 35C figure.)
同義詞: 身體
參考: https://www.stheadline.com/film-drama/3585362
定義: To reserve something, such as an appointment or place, without sounding like it's a date.
用法: E.g. 請問你幫我book左個appointment未? E.g. 聽日book左枱未呀？（訂枱）
同義詞: 訂; 約
參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf
定義: Originated from a tradition where people would donate gifts to those in need, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who do not want to be misunderstood as the day on which they would open presents, as the Cantonese equivalent terms denote the opening of presents on that day.
用法: E.g. 聽日就係boxing day。你會去邊到shopping？(Tomorrow is boxing day. Where will you go shopping?)
同義詞: 節禮日, 拆禮物日
參考: https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/拆禮物日
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: 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: A code-mixing term that is often used by people in the IT sector to refer to a computer bug (漏洞).
用法: E.g. 唔係掛？今次個program有咁多bug？！
同義詞: 漏洞
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