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定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to the quality of being rough or even unkind, in addition to being strict in following rules or standards.
用法: E.g. 個professor好charm啊，但係有少少harsh... (The professor is very charming, but is a little harsh.)
同義詞: 嚴格; 嚴厲
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/86453/page/4
定義: (verb) This is an Englishised Cantonese word that refers to slacking off or having nothing to do.
用法: E.g. 哇！今日返工真係好hea呀！E.g.唔洗咁急。Hea下先再做野啦。
參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/
定義: 1. (noun) Often used as 'Ah head', this is a code-mixing term that refers to the boss or leader of a company or department. 2. (verb) Used to refer to being led by a person, usually someone of higher authority.
用法: E.g. 你間公司個阿Head係邊個？我要見佢！\nE.g. 你醒目就唔會成日比人head住啦。
同義詞: 阿頭
定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe the feeling of eating too much.
用法: E.g. 食完打邊爐再飲咖啡會好ｈｅａｖｙ。
同義詞: 好腬
定義: Often pronounced as 'ha-lo', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use to greet somebody instead of '你好', which sounds too formal sometimes.
用法: E.g. Ha-lo，我叫Peter。你叫咩名？
同義詞: 哈佬
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having a brief pause before acting rather than being so indecisive and not knowing what to do.
用法: E.g. 我都覺小貴，所以hesitate緊。不過真係好靚。(I think it's a bit expensive so I am hesitating. But it's really beautiful.)
同義詞: 猶豫
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3167329/page/27
定義: A code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers like to use when they want to show their warmth and passion in befriending others, even when they have known a person for just a short while.
用法: E.g. Hey man，近排幾好嗎？(How have you been?) E.g. Hey man，吃左飯未呀？(Have you eaten yet?) E.g. Hey man，不如今餐我請呀？(What about I treat you this meal?)
同義詞: 喂，老友
定義: Pronounced as 'heet' (long vowel), this is a code-mixing term that refers to something being very successful or popular.
用法: E.g. 呢套戲好hit呀。快D睇啦。 E.g. 呢首歌又好似hit返喇喎。
定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term that is used as an adverb to emphasize the intensity of an adjective, which is similar to ‘very’ in English.
用法: E.g. Ho ging ah! (Very powerful) E.g. Ho ying ah! (Very good looking) E.g. Ho jeng ah! (Very good or awesome) E.g. Ho ho may! (Very delicious)
同義詞: 好
定義: (textspeak) Transliterated from ‘好多’ meaning ‘a lot’ or ‘many’, this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by local student Hong Kongers to complain about the excess of homework.
用法: E.g. Ho dor gong for ah! (好多功課呀！)
同義詞: 好多
參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/2019/11/16/the-use-of-transliteration-in-kongish/