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定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something happening or behaving the same way as before over time.
用法: E.g. 我：‘I need to stay consistent!’ 講英文人：Consistent 廣東話係乜嘢？(Me: I need to stay consistent! English speaker: What is consistent in Cantonese?)
同義詞: keep住
參考: https://www.threads.com/@tracywongdc/post/DE-HfeUuJEx
定義: (verb) A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they ask whether one has enough money for expense rather than having sufficient money itself.
用法: E.g. 今個月cov唔cover到租金? (Can you cover the rent this month?)
同義詞: 足夠支付
參考: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht/詞典/英語-漢語-繁體/cover
定義: Originated from the name of a French food company, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person's big buttocks or hitting someone's buttocks.
用法: E.g. 香港顧客每次行過海港城或者各大商場分店，一見到個招牌就往往忍唔住用廣東話讀成「大籮柚」或者「打籮柚」，甚至連買雪糕同朱古力嗰陣都腦海自動洗腦 (Every time Hong Kong customers walk across a branch in Harbour City or a big shopping mall, they often can't help but pronounce the shop's sign as "big buttocks" or "hit buttocks" in Cantonese. Even when they are just buying ice-cream and chocolate, their minds are automatically brainwashed.)
同義詞: 大蘿柚; 打籮柚
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdwORP1km-F/?stkn=N2Y4ZXdtc3NrbWgx (使用手機版本)
定義: A trendy-sounding code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to pressing twice on a mouse or touchpad quickly and gently.
用法: E.g. 我點樣 fix 我嘅滑鼠每次想 click 一下嘅時候，都會 double click 呢？(How can I fix my mouse? Whenever I click it, it clicks twice?)
同義詞: 雙擊
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is useless and is a waste of money to raise him or her up. (食濕米 or 食塞米)
用法: E.g. You cannot get anything done at all today? Do you eat wet rice? (你係咪食塞米?)
同義詞: 食濕米, 食塞米
參考: https://shyyp.net/hant/phrase/%E9%A3%9F%E5%A1%9E%E7%B1%B3
定義: A code-mixing term used by local and overseas educated Hong Kongers when they want to testify a person's knowledge or believe that the other person can be more eloquent in expressing their ideas.
用法: E.g. 唔好意思。我唔明你講咩喎。你可以elaborate一吓嗎？(I’m sorry. But I don’t understand what you are talking about. Can you elaborate?)
同義詞: 詳細說明
定義: A code-mixing term that Fake ABC Hong Kongers use when they want to challenge another person’s English by stressing the prestigious 'r' sound in English even when there is no r sound in an English word.
用法: E.g. Do you know Engrish? E.g. I'm sorry I don't speak Chinese. Can you speak Engrish?
同義詞: English
參考: https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engrish&oldformat=true&variant=zh-hk
定義: Used in a famous quote in the movie of Night King, this is a code-mixing term used by Hong Kong celebrity Dayo Wong (黃子華) to emphasize that nothing can beat something that is truly excellent.
用法: E.g. 乜能都唔及Excellent. (Nothing can compare to Excellent.)
同義詞: 頂級
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM1q2CIepLQ
定義: A code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the amount of money that a candidate hopes for a job but often never receives.
用法: E.g. 致hr. 如果expected salary 你比唔到，請你唔好call人去interview (To Human Resources Department: If you can't pay the expected salary, please don't call someone for an interview)
同義詞: 期望薪金
參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BATTJ3hLeN/
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to withdrawing from a relationship gradually. However, it can also be comparable to 'ghosting' if the withdrawal is sudden enough.
用法: E.g. 可以點樣fade out想追我既人 (How can I fade out from someone who is chasing me?)
同義詞: 淡出
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2975441/page/1