香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Short for 'available zero', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kong teen celebrities to sell themselves as idols that have never dated or been in a relationship before.

用法: E.g. 鍾柔美男女關係複雜 A0形象被質疑 絕密校園生活揭秘 (Yumi Chung's complicated love relationships raise questions about her A0 image; her top-secret campus life revealed.)

同義詞: Available zero, 未拍過拖

參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/鍾柔美yumi被爆扮a0-中學時至少有4名男友？-就連「學霸」之名都被質疑-080040455.html

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers love to use to refer to a programmer or developer especially if they are one themselves because it makes them sound like a profession.

用法: E.g. A: 你做咩IT行業? 寫program嗰D? B: 唔係。我係engineer。(What kind of IT industry are you from? Are you a programmer? B: No, I am an engineer.)

同義詞: 工程師

參考: https://tecky.io/zh_Hant/blog/Programmer-分多少種-2022-23/

定義: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers like to use to refer to the sport of walking long distances on mountains because they have gotten so used to it and see it as a hobby rather than something laborious like '行山', which literally translates to 'walk mountain'.

用法: E.g. 今個weekend去唔去hiking呀? 不如今次行遠D呀? (Do you want to go hiking this weekend? What about going on a longer trail?)

同義詞: 行山

參考: https://letsgohiking.blog/

定義: A term used by native Hong Kongers to divert one topic to another in a polite manner.

用法: E.g. 係呀，個proposal已經搞掂了。Anyway, 我兒家要去開meeting。 E.g. 份proposal仲未搞掂？Anyways, 我兒家要食lunch喇。

同義詞: 點都好; 無論如何

參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

定義: A romanised code-mixing term that is used to describe something, a person, or state as being so-so, or just okay in quality.

用法: E.g. A: How was the event? B: Ma ma dei la. E.g. A: How are you today? B: Ma ma dei la. E.g. A: What do you think of this shirt? B: I think it's ma ma dei.

同義詞: 麻麻地

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-descriptive-slang-phrases

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a duplicate of something, such as a document.

用法: E.g. 份document整多幾份copy黎呀，唔該。

同義詞: 副本

定義: (adj.) insane; malfunctioning; derived from "short circuit". Often used as "sot sot deih", meaning a little insane.

用法: E.g. 你契爺凍到short咗. (Your godfather is freezing to the point of insanity.) E.g. 部冷氣機short左。快D搵人黎整返佢啦。

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is bragging about their achievements. (扮哂蟹 - baan6 saai3 haai5)

用法: E.g. A: Stop acting like a crab! You think you are better than me?!

同義詞: 扮哂蟹

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-大頭蝦-big-head-prawn-language-hong-kong/

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who likes leeching off others. (菠羅雞 - bo1 lo4 gai1)

用法: E.g. That girl is such a pineapple chicken! She just comes every time for the benefits and does not share or contribute.

同義詞: 菠羅雞

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/60017/

定義: Often mistaken as 'no thanks' or refusal to an offer, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to acknowledge someone's gratitude, which is comparable to 'You are welcome'.

用法: E.g. 岩岩做野果時幫佢手 佢同我講Thanks。我諗唔到除左No Thanks/ It’s Fine之外仲有咩回應。(When I started working for him at that time, he used to say 'thanks'. But I could not think of any phrases other than 'No Thanks/It's fine' as a response.)

同義詞: 唔洗唔該

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/599066/page/1