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定義: Originated from 'my pleasure', this is a code-mixing term used by grassroots Hong Kongers to express their enjoyment in helping someone when they have used 'You are welcome' too often. Also, saying the Cantonese equivalent '我的榮幸' may just sound too formal and exaggerated for a small favour done for someone.
用法: E.g. A: Thank you哂你呀！B: My preeessure.
同義詞: 我的榮幸, my pleasure
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3178884/page/39
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers who want to express their sincere gratitude towards someone without saying 'thank you' repetitively.
用法: E.g. 唔該哂你幫我手呀。I really appreciate it.
同義詞: 我好感激你
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwHZnk1ZNs
定義: Originated from 'thank you' and often pronounced as '釘橋' meaning nail bridge in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to express their gratitude towards someone.
用法: E.g. Dank you哂你幫我手呀。不如我今日請你食lunch好嗎？(Thank you for helping me out. What about I treat you lunch today?)
同義詞: thank you, 釘橋
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLR0QEuMT7j/ (使用手機版本)
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: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers have unconsciously adopted to refer to a workplace because they have used Microsoft Office a bit too much growing up for doing homework and assignments.
用法: E.g. 聽日要返office？唔係打八號風球咩？！(We need to go to office tomorrow? Isn't it gonna be typhoon 8?!)
同義詞: 辦公室
參考: https://www.jobmarket.com.hk/m/Bastille/返Shift網民大呻轉返Office工仲辛苦：朝九晚六先係真地獄？
定義: Often expressed as two separate words ‘cheese’ and ‘cake’, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who have more than a regular habit of going to Starbucks or Pacific Coffee to eat cheesecake.
用法: E.g. A: 唔該，我想要十個blueberry cheeeeese cake. B: 唔好意思，冇咁多個。(Excuse me, may I have ten blueberry cheesecakes? B: I’m sorry, but there aren’t that many.)
同義詞: 芝士蛋糕
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/760451/page/1
定義: A fashionable code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a meal served at noontime where they can be more casual, carefree and relaxed than in an environment created by the Cantonese equivalent ’午餐‘.
用法: E.g. 你仲做野？快啲食lunch先啦！(You are still working? Let’s eat lunch first!)
同義詞: 午餐
參考: https://www.ilc.cuhk.edu.hk/workshop/Chinese/Cantonese/CantoneseExpress/characteristics/p2.aspx
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who are obsessed with the Pokemon trading card game that they are willing to collect and resell pokemon cards of the highest values.
用法: E.g. 藍田站交收 20 萬 Pokemon Card 慘被搶。(A man was robbed while exchanging $200,000 worth of Pokemon Cards at Lam Tin Station.)
同義詞: 精靈寶可夢 (China), 神奇寶貝 (Taiwan), 寵物小精靈 (Hong Kong), ポケモンカードゲーム (Japan)
參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20085941/藍田站交收-萬-pokemon-card-慘被搶去卡錢盡失-網民嘲-咁貴都唔出閘面交/1
定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong companies like to use to refer to sessions they provide for employees to equip them with skills, which may or may not be full of actions such as teaching, instructing and nurturing as the -ing term suggests.
用法: E.g. 吓？你講完一兩句野就當係training？！(What? You just gave a short talk and called this 'training'?!)
同義詞: 訓練, 培訓
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/700190/page/9
定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use when they are scared and freaked out by something.
用法: E.g. Scare die me! You are so early in office today?!
同義詞: 嚇死我