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定義: (idiom) Derived from '雞同鴨講', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe two people who are unable to understand each other due to a difference of language or values. In other words, the conversation just seems to go round and round with each person talking over each other.
用法: E.g. I think we will never understand each other because we work in different departments. What a chicken and duck talk!
同義詞: 雞同鴨講
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-word-of-the-month-雞同鴨講-chicken-duck-talk/
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 added with a ‘咗’ like the ‘-ed’ form in English for past tense, this is a code-mixing term that is used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to having completed something, such as an event or project.
用法: E.g. 你地finish咗個project未呀？ E.g. 終於finish咗個event！
同義詞: 完成
參考: https://www.businesstimes.com.hk/articles/157451/創新科技獎學金2024-挑選25位傑出大學生-每人最高15萬港元獎學金/
定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to attending a lesson. (上堂 )
用法: E.g. Nei gum yat sheung ng sheung tong ar? (你今日上唔上堂呀？)
同義詞: 上堂
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/12/kongish-a-new-language-of-hong-kongers/
定義: 1. (adj). To describe a hectic state where you are so busy that you feel like you cannot breathe. 2. (verb). An Englishised code-mixing term that refers to exhausting oneself in order to get work done in a short period of time, which is usually brought on by demanding customers or people of high authority.
用法: E.g. 今日返工真係好chur呀。(adj) E.g. 哇，呢個客洗唔洗chur到咁盡呀？比條生路人地行吓好嗎？(verb)
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/
定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t.
用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野！佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴！)
同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴
定義: Derived from '公主病', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to a female who acts like a princess all the time and possesses the worst possible qualities such as narcissism and materialism. It tends to associate with Hong Kong women and is quite stereotypical of '港女', the Kong girl.
用法: E.g. 港男：Why are you scolding me like this? Do you have princess sickness? (你做咩喺度鬧我呀? 你係咪有公主病?)
同義詞: 公主病
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/49823/
定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to a social situation where one feels very strange and uncomfortable, rather than an embarrassing situation where one feels ashamed or humiliated, as the Cantonese equivalent term '尷尬' can take on any of those two meanings.
用法: E.g. 本來咁多人約左出黎食飯點知得返你地兩個，會唔會覺得好awkward? (Originally many people were going to have a meal together, but only two of you came. Did it feel awkward?)
同義詞: 尷尬
定義: (textspeak) Transliterated from '無啦啦', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used as an adverb to describe something that happened suddenly and unexpectedly.
用法: E.g. Kui mo la la da ngo! Chi jor sin! (佢無啦啦打我！痴左線！)
同義詞: 無啦啦
定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to the extent someone is shortsighted in degree units.
用法: E.g. You are shortsighted? What is your eye degrees?
同義詞: prescription, diopters, 度數
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmy095Db9U&t=190s