香港中英夾雜字典

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 and used as '有種' (have seed), this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to not being afraid or having the guts to do something.

用法: E.g. If you have seed, then I will give you some colour see see! (有種)

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to sound less intentional about applying for leave.

用法: E.g. 記住我聽日day off，有D咩事唔好搵我。(Remember I am taking a day off tomorrow. Please don't bother me if there is anything.)

同義詞: 請假; 放假

參考: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cantonese/comments/1g1dmdg/請問_香港_係講_工作天_唔講工作日/

定義: A generic term for a number of equivalent Cantonese words used to avoid absolute certainty.

用法: E.g. 件貨suppose今日到。(預期-expectedly/predictably) E.g. 我suppose你係岩既。 (假設-guess) E.g. 警察係suppose要保護市民。 (應該-should)

定義: A Hong Kong style business trip where one tries to enjoy himself like going on a vacation, in addition to visiting a client for work purposes.

用法: E.g. 老闆：下個星期你要幫我出trip見個客，知道嗎？　你：好呀！ E.g. 唔知今次出trip好唔好玩呢？

參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese

定義: (verb) A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to a less physical directing of attention onto something. Sometimes, it may be used in order to avoid sounding like one has ADHD.

用法: E.g. 老師，我頭先focus唔到聽書，可唔可以再講多次？(Teacher, I really can't focus on listening to your lecture. Can you repeat again?)

同義詞: 專注; 集中

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/CynQSwpSd-P/?img_index=5 (使用手機版本)

定義: An Englishised Cantonese phrase that real ABC Hong Kongers use to refer to going to a traditional Chinese restaurant for dim sum. (飲茶)

用法: E.g. Let's go to yum cha this weekend!

同義詞: 飲茶

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to emphasize the reality of a situation, as even lovers have a working relationship sometimes. In other cases such as a workplace, it is simply to match the working atmosphere.

用法: E.g. 你：我地之間唔係好work呀，你明唔明呀？男／女朋友：明白。（你：我地之間唔係好得呀，你明唔明呀？男／女朋友：你講緊邊方面唔得呀？！） E.g. 你：個program唔work呀。老細:哦。（你：個program唔得呀。老細:又唔得！）

定義: (verb) A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to persuading someone forcefully to do or achieve something.

用法: E.g. 資優學生唔需要push佢地做，係咁依點下就ok。(There is no need to push talented students, as you just need to guide them casually.)

同義詞: 逼迫;催逼

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/337010/page/1

定義: A shortened code-mixing term that refers to 'semester' and can hardly be replaced '學期'.

用法: E.g. 大學生：唔知今個sem考成點呢？ 你：份project幾時交呀？同學：sem尾先至交呀。

同義詞: 學期