香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese.

用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.

同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

定義: Originated from the Cantonese movie 'Night King' starring Dayo Wong (黃子華), this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the Lai King MTR station.

用法: E.g. A: 今晚去唔去荔景？B: 好呀。不過荔景幾時變左Night King？！(A: Want to go to Lai King tonight? B: Sure. But when did Lai King become Night King?!)

同義詞: 夜王, 荔景

參考: https://www.hk01.com/電影/60330286/夜王-葵芳一角爆紅-港鐵葵芳站改名franchesca-仲有隱藏廣播

定義: A code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers often use as a response to something they don't know an answer to.

用法: E.g. Q: 返工最撚憎聽到咩口頭蟬？A: No Comment 唔係開會/回覆其他部門啲 email. 係同 team 同事有嘢唔識走嚟問你意見，答乜撚嘢 No Comment (Q: What is a catchphrase that you hate hearing the most at work? A: "No comment". But not when it is used in meetings or replying other department's email. It is when a colleague in your team doesn't know something and asks for your opinion, you reply with "No comment". XDXDXD)

同義詞: 冇意見

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2692508/page/3

定義: A noun phrase-looking code-mixing verb that native Hong Kongers use to refer to someone who did not turn up at an event or occasion.

用法: E.g. 大日子遲到同no show無分別 (On an important occasion, there is no difference between being late and not showing up.)

同義詞: 冇到, 缺席

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3844386/page/9

定義: Often mistaken as 'no thanks' or refusal to an offer, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to acknowledge someone's gratitude, which is comparable to 'You are welcome'.

用法: E.g. 岩岩做野果時幫佢手 佢同我講Thanks。我諗唔到除左No Thanks/ It’s Fine之外仲有咩回應。(When I started working for him at that time, he used to say 'thanks'. But I could not think of any phrases other than 'No Thanks/It's fine' as a response.)

同義詞: 唔洗唔該

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/599066/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to 'Occupied but Available' in boy-girl relationships.

用法: E.g. Occupied but Available （有伴侶但仍接受追求，即可一腳踏N船）(In a relationship but is still accepting new relationships, meaning that you can be in an N number of relationships at the same time.)

同義詞: Occupied but Available

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2812430/page/8

定義: A code-mixing adjective term used by native Hong Kongers to describe something that is peculiar or unexpected, which is usually milder compared to the Cantonese equivalent word '怪' meaning strange.

用法: E.g. 莊雅婷有點odd odd 哋的美學，和鍾培生可說是絶配，但鄉港人唔會識欣賞。 (Angel Chong is a bit of odd in aesthetics, which is a perfect match with Derek Chung, but Hong Kong people will not appreciate.)

同義詞: 怪

參考: https://www.threads.com/@timorese2332/post/DVnTY5-jiQo?xmt=AQF0qy0bkiofGtnpzBvRV8K80eRv2Va6md233oSjBwnVGUCCMt_lLP7oN7zuNkcGOPG9nm0h&slof=1

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students as a casual way of labelling something as not related to the topic matter at hand.

用法: E.g. off topic講兩句: 文理都緊要，理科是硬道理，但文科（文學、歷史；或者是哲學）才是中學教育中唯一認真（seriousness）的科目。(Let me make a few off-topic remarks: Both arts and sciences are important, with sciences being the most important, but arts (literature, history, or philosophy) are the only subjects in secondary education that require seriousness.)

同義詞: 跟話題無關

參考: https://www.threads.com/@yuxichau/post/C5vuQ64SgYQ?hl=en

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to refer to the initial notification sent by a university presenting an acceptance of an applicant for a course, often provided that the applicant fulfills a number of conditions and the payment as well.

用法: E.g. A: 大學出左offer比你未？ B: 收到同接受左喇，但係仲未正式取錄。(A: Have you received the offer from university yet? B: I received it and accepted it, but the admission is not officially confirmed yet.)

同義詞: 取錄, 錄取通知

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2632592/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to tasks that can be easily overtaken by the AI in this day and age.

用法: E.g. 當AI包辦愈來愈多office work，中層最難解釋自己嘅價值。(When AI takes over more and more office work, it can be the most difficult for people working in middle management to explain their value.)

同義詞: 辦公室工作

參考: https://www.threads.com/share/_vU5J7Dr9/