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定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use when they want to illustrate a point from a certain person’s role, but without much emphasis on what it means to be in that role entirely.
用法: E.g. 或者只係as一個消費者去against for尊重及權益：呢個只係好first step嘅抗議。我地有權維護自己利益，再而就罷買 (Or just as a consumer to against for respect and rights - This is just a very first step protest. We have the right to uphold our own interests and then boycott as a consumer.)
同義詞: 作為
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/113938/page/23
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to the computer file that is sent along with an email message.
用法: E.g. 我搵唔到你個email既attachment。可以再send多次嗎？
同義詞: 附件
參考: https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20052582/香港職場30個中英夾雜用語-內地網民-自己會粵語也聽不懂/1
定義: It is a slang used in casual, humorous contexts to describe the buttocks, often linked to the roundness of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
用法: My first skateboard experience is i fell on my august 15th as soon as I stood on the board!
同義詞: 八月十五
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/32249/
定義: A polite way of addressing a stranger, usually a much older person, when you meet them for the first time.
用法: E.g. 哈佬Auntie，你好呀！ E.g. 仔仔，快Ｄ叫聲Auntie啦。
同義詞: 阿姨; 姨姨
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is a yellow-skinned Asian but speaks English very well. I.e. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside like a bamboo stick. (竹升)
用法: E.g. Please don’t treat me like a bamboo stick! (竹升) I know how to speak Chinese!
同義詞: 竹升
定義: A code-mixing term used by real ABCs in Hong Kong to refer to an Asian who speaks English. Ie. Yellow on the outside and white on the inside. （香蕉）
用法: E.g. I am not a banana! I know how to speak Chinese!
同義詞: 香蕉
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to negotiating terms and conditions of an employment agreement or contract in addition to just the salary.
用法: E.g. Offer人工太低 簽約嗰陣仲有無得bargain? (If I am being offered a low salary, can I still bargain when signing the contract?)
同義詞: 講價
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1130972/page/1
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to sound polite and confident when bringing forth a standpoint so that the other person is less likely to challenge them.
用法: E.g. 我講既野係咪好有理據先? 如果你仲想challenge我，be my guest! (Don't you think I really have a rationale in what I'm saying? If you still want to challenge me, be my guest!)
同義詞: 請便、你隨意、當然可以，別客氣
定義: 許多香港人的廣東話是直接由英文翻譯過來，譬如Bearing，Barrack。平時口語叫「啤1令2」及「1巴1叻」(讀力第1聲)，比起說「輪軸」及「儲物房」在交流上更加方便易明。(Many Hong Kongers translate Cantonese directly from English, such as Bearing and Barrack. Said as "啤1令2" and "1巴1叻" (pronounced 1st tone), it is more convenient and understandable than saying "wheel shaft" and "storage room".)
用法: 車輪啤令鬆脫，電動車在行車時發出了雜聲 (The wheel bearing came loose, causing the electric vehicle to make abnormal noises while driving.)
同義詞: 啤令，巴叻; 士巴拿spanner
定義: Originated as 'beat patrol' from London Metropolitan Police, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use as 'walking the beat', which refers to patrolling a designated area on foot as a police officer.
用法: E.g. 警員今日要行 beat。(Police officers need to go on patrol today.)
同義詞: 行咇
參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2018/12/04/WH1812040003.htm