香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a physical position that a person arranges and fixates in order to be photographed, which is often more difficult that it seems.

用法: E.g. 自拍唔洗愁擺pose！10大熱門韓星IG影相手勢整理 (No need to worry about posing for selfies anymore! Here is a compilation of top 10 popular Korean stars IG photo gestures)

同義詞: 姿势

參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/60213634/自拍唔洗愁擺pose-10大熱門韓星ig影相手勢整理-跟住影相零失誤

定義: Often used as 'baby pig' (BB豬) in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to call their lovers.

用法: E.g. BB豬，你買D咩生日禮物比我呀？

同義詞: 寶貝

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who have more than a regular habit of drinking champagnes.

用法: E.g. 今日係禮拜五晚，我地黎支ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ嗱？！

同義詞: 香檳

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to changing something in order to improve or make it new again, such as a website.

用法: E.g. 個website做revamp要幾耐？

同義詞: 翻新

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a year where one’s Chinese zodiac offends or clashes with the God of Tai Sui, which means the fortune of the year will not be as smooth as others.

用法: I was born in the year of the snake and I am fan tai sui this year! Let’s go to the temple to pray for protection and peace!

同義詞: 犯太歲

參考: https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/tai-sui/

定義: Originated from a Hong Kong TV advertisement in the 90's, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a second chance, which is most known for warning someone that there is no second chance in life.

用法: E.g. 香港的公益廣告曾有一句廣告詞「生命無『Take two』」很深入人心，意思是說「生命沒有第二次機會，要珍惜生命」(Hong Kong's public service advertisements once had a well-known slogan "There is no 'Take two' in life", which means "there is no second chance in life, we must cherish life".)

同義詞: 第二次機會

參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1674492649207500800.html

定義: Often pronounced as 'Q' or used as 'Q-tee', this is a code-mixing term that is used by Hong Kongers instead of '可愛' in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 哇，個公仔好Ｑ呀！ E.g. 港女：你睇吓我今日著得Q唔Q-tee呀？

同義詞: 可愛

參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase that is used to ask someone whether they know something.

用法: E.g. A: Nei g ng g kui hui jor bin? B: Ng g. (A: 你知唔知佢去左邊? B: 唔知。)

同義詞: 知唔知

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to giving irrelevant responses to questions.

用法: E.g. A：你去邊？ B：我知道。Ａ：Nine not following eight!

同義詞: 九唔搭八

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-nine-not-following-eight/

定義: Often pronounced as 'launch', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a club lounge in a hotel.

用法: E.g. 唔該，請問個lounge喺邊？我想搵個位坐吓先。

同義詞: 休息聽

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mz8kUbNcMw