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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: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who likes leeching off others. (菠羅雞 - bo1 lo4 gai1)
用法: E.g. That girl is such a pineapple chicken! She just comes every time for the benefits and does not share or contribute.
同義詞: 菠羅雞
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/60017/
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they become aware of a situation and understand it so that they can learn from it and make a wise decision next time.
用法: E.g. 你唔realise第一間既loss又點樣低價買入第二間? (If you don't realise the loss of your first house, then how can you buy the second one at a low price?)
同義詞: 意識；領悟；發覺
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3638415/page/8
定義: An ultra professional code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers especially senior managers to refer to a suitable candidate that can take over an employee's job so they don't have to sound like they are getting just anyone to take over a job for the sake of cutting costs.
用法: E.g. 之前公司有條友非高層secondment。每個月畀agent 160k 新老細嚟咗即刻炒佢。Replacement 可能一半價錢到 (I had a colleague in my past company who was not a senior level secondment position but paid the agency 160k per month. Then a new boss came and fired him immediately. The replacement could have been half the cost.)
同義詞: 搵人接替
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2955436/page/2
定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong companies to refer to a kind of casual conversation that is supposed to get people warmed up and build trust with each other, even though it often ends up consuming people's time dramatically.
用法: E.g. 係都要 Small talk 一輪先講重點：直接入正題啦，大家返工時間好寶貴，無心情同你吹水。老實講，明白呢幾點嘅同事真係功德無量 (There always has to be a round of small talk before talking about the important points: Let's get straight to the point, our time at work is very precious, and we have no mood to talk to you. Honestly, colleagues who understand these points are contributing immensely.)
同義詞: 閒聊
參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcx8gNjpggG/?igsi=b3Z3YW80ZGo0Mm45 (使用手機版本)
定義: Originated from 'short message service', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers that has evolved to become more like a scam message service because of how easy it is for hackers to impersonate legitimate companies.
用法: E.g. 有些釣魚短訊的發訊人名字與真實機構相同，這是因為SMS短訊制式容許應用程式對個人（Application-to-Person） 傳送的SMS短訊，自訂最多11位英文字母的顯示號碼（即「自訂發送者號碼」），並隱藏發訊者電話號碼。(Some phishing SMS appear to originate from legitimate organizations because the SMS protocol allows Application-to-Person (A2P) messages to use a custom sender ID consisting of up to 11 alphanumeric characters, while hiding the actual sender's phone number.)
同義詞: 短訊
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3756472/page/2
定義: Originated from a Hong Kong TV advertisement in the 90's, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a second chance, which is most known for warning someone that there is no second chance in life.
用法: E.g. 香港的公益廣告曾有一句廣告詞「生命無『Take two』」很深入人心，意思是說「生命沒有第二次機會，要珍惜生命」(Hong Kong's public service advertisements once had a well-known slogan "There is no 'Take two' in life", which means "there is no second chance in life, we must cherish life".)
同義詞: 第二次機會
參考: https://www.tkww.hk/epaper/view/newsDetail/1674492649207500800.html
定義: Often repeated after '所以' (so) in Cantonese, this is to reinforce what this speaker is trying to explain, especially in a work situation.
用法: E.g. 程序上有好多野要double confirm，所以that's why個project到兒家仲未出街。
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a subject matter that is less socially loaded, people-oriented or even gossipy.
用法: E.g. 成日都講人是非，可唔可以轉topic？(The conversation is always gossiping about others. Can we change the topic?)
同義詞: 話題
參考: https://spencerlam.hk/blog/2022/02/01/group-discussion技巧/