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定義: A classy code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to arranging something for use at a later time, such as a table or room.
用法: E.g. 唔該可唔可以幫我make個reservation留兩張枱？(Excuse me, can you help me make a reservation for two tables?)
同義詞: 預訂
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3981159/page/19
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to show admiration, honour and politeness towards someone who they consider important regardless of age or level of authority.
用法: E.g. 你一個人做完成個project辛苦曬啦，Respect！(Thank you for having finished the entire project on your own. Respect!)
同義詞: 尊重, 尊敬
參考: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/popular-slangs
定義: Purportedly to have been a typo, this is a code-mixing term used by Hong Kong actress singer Shiga Lin to tell someone to rest in peace.
用法: E.g. Fast & Furious has always been one of my favourite movies. A great actor, may Paul Walker Rest in Piece.
同義詞: 安息
參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU5bBdbn4A8
定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to the numerical outcome of something rather than the consequence or ending of something.
用法: E.g. 出嚟個result有70分。(The result which came out was 70 marks.)
同義詞: 數據; 結果
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3797010/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers often use to refer to changing something in order to improve or make it new again, such as a website.
用法: E.g. 個website做revamp要幾耐？
同義詞: 翻新
定義: A code-mixing phrase that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to emphasize that something is not a complex problem.
用法: E.g. 呢個問題唔係rocket science。再一齊諗諗佢就解決得到。
參考: https://www.mi-learning.com/itsnotrocketscience-meaning/
定義: A better sounding code-mixing term that is used in place of '室友'.
用法: E.g. 朋友：你有幾多個室友？ 你：你係話失友還是roommate?
參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch
定義: An ultra rhotic expression that is added onto the ending of Cantonese characters, which is adopted by Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man to create an ABC accent. Also known as 'JM tone'.
用法: E.g. 呢一區我淨係試過兩rrrrrrn間餐廳。E.g. 有時候我都幾想rrrrrn去吓旅行。
參考: https://medium.com/@atsunakai/jm-tone-%E5%8D%B3%E4%BF%82-94e3532186e1
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to keeping a company going without necessarily managing it. Sometimes, it can extend to running a family and keeping it alive.
用法: E.g. 噢喔～原來Run一頭家 同Run一間公司差唔多。我們是彼此最重要的合作夥伴 (Oh... In fact, running a household is pretty much the same as running a company. We are each other's most important partners.)
同義詞: 經營; 運行
定義: A person that talks too much or gossips
用法: Don't be such a saliva man! Please mind your own business.
同義詞: 口水佬
參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/41520/