香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a meeting that highlights the key points rather than something that is more like a presentation.

用法: E.g. 返工要提前返去briefing又唔計工時係咪犯法？(Is it illegal for an employee to go to work earlier for a briefing but not pay them salary?)

同義詞: 簡報會

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2566840/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who have quite an expectation towards the price of a hamburger.

用法: E.g. 你一個垃圾burger，要人畀過百蚊，根本冇可能長做長有。(Expecting people to pay over one hundred dollars for a trash burger is not sustainable in the long term.)

同義詞: 漢堡

參考: https://www.edigest.hk/投資熱話/富二代-鍾培生-fiveguys-執笠-ed01-1934440/2/

定義: A more broad and general code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having concern, kindness and empathy towards others but not to the point of being so loving.

用法: E.g. 之前都識左個男仔, 一開始都好nice 好caring, 突然有一日係車鬧左我成個鐘。(I used to know a guy who was very nice and caring at the start, but there came a day where he suddenly scolded me for an hour in the car.)

同義詞: 關心別人；有愛心

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3665573/page/28

定義: A generic code-mixing term used for a number of Chinese words meaning 'case', in order to maximise communicative efficiency.

用法: E.g. 喂，阿John。同我follow下個case得嗎?（個案） E.g. 今次呢單case好似唔簡單。（案件） E.g.　呢個病人個case睇嚴重D喎。（病情） E.g.　我明白你個case。（情況）

同義詞: 個案; 案件

定義: A code-mixing term used by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department to describe something as very relaxing. However, the AI anti-drug video that used this word was taken down due to citizens suspecting that the video was promoting the illegal use of drugs instead of discouraging it.

用法: E.g. 浪漫的煙圈，一支幫你忘記所有煩惱，好chill (Romantic smoke rings — one puff helps you forget all your worries. So chill.)

同義詞: 好放鬆

參考: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3358606/ai-k-pop-video-pulled-after-anti-drug-message-backfires-hong-kong-prison-service

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone as not having good judgement rather than lacking general knowledge, even though it can refer to both of these things when scolding someone.

用法: E.g. Common sense 常人應該刷覺到既感通/道理 eg. 今日個女同事打扮得特別靚噴曬香水,放工應該有約會, 個晚最好唔好叫人OT (Common sense is what ordinary people should be aware of using their senses or reasoning. For example, if a female colleague dressed particularly well and sprayed perfume today, then you can guess they probably have a date after work. So you better not ask her to work overtime that night.) E.g. 你有冇common sense架？呢啲咁既野你自己google吓咪得囉！(Do you have common sense? For this kind of stuff you just need to google it yourself!)

同義詞: 常識

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/718878/page/3

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to illustrate the distance between two parties in terms of their communication, which is often due to their difference in job positions or departments in a company. Sometimes, it may be caused by forgeting to say "double confirm", which is a common phrase used by Hong Kongers at workplace to really make sure that certain information is correct.

用法: E.g. 其實呢啲communication gap 大家可以做好D減少誤會，寫多兩句confirm is better。(As for these communication gaps, it is better for us all to try and minimise misunderstandings by saying 'confirm' more.)

同義詞: 溝通差距

參考: https://www.threads.com/@purpzc/post/C-l0fNJyiZM?hl=en

定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to counting down on New Year’s Eve because they were never familiar with anything related to ‘數' since they never attended local schools that taught difficult Math in Chinese.

用法: E.g. New Year’s Eve嗰日你會去邊到count down? (Where will you go for count down on New Year's Eve?)

同義詞: 倒數

參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/lifestyle/east-hong-kong-sugar-anime-skyline-countdown-to-2026-party

定義: Originated from 'thank you' and often pronounced as '釘橋' meaning nail bridge in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to express their gratitude towards someone.

用法: E.g. Dank you哂你幫我手呀。不如我今日請你食lunch好嗎？(Thank you for helping me out. What about I treat you lunch today?)

同義詞: thank you, 釘橋

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLR0QEuMT7j/ (使用手機版本)

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who is so stubborn that their neck is like leaning towards one side.

用法: E.g. Listen to us for once! Don't be always so dead cow's one-sided neck la!

同義詞: 死牛一邊頸