香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the type of work done for companies independently with much flexibility and freedom, which resembles the origin of the word that referred to a medieval mercenary who would fight for whoever paid them the most.

用法: E.g. 接邊間公司既freelance做先最賺錢呀？緊係呢間啦！(Which company should I earn me the most doing a freelance job for? Definitely this company!)

同義詞: 自由工作

參考: https://www.threads.com/@duoproduction/post/C_pdWgzS9qd

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer people coming together. Even though the term can be used both formally and informally in English, it can actually be more personal and intimate than '聚會' in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 女友稱約朋友去酒店Gathering 男友事後問起她卻支吾以對 (Girlfriend said she was going to a hotel with friends for a gathering, but when her boyfriend asked her about it later, she gave evasive answers.)

同義詞: 聚會

參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/網絡熱話/女友稱約朋友去酒店gathering疑似出軌-637892/

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to Gemini AI.

用法: E.g. 中四中五，兩班都係入到課室嗰刻先知「全錯」，臨時叫gemgem用10秒整理一個ppt，我依然繼續上堂。(For two classes of Form 4 and 5, I only knew that the powerpoint slides were "all wrong" the moment I entered the classroom. Then I quickly asked Gemini to organize a ppt in 10 seconds, and I still managed to teach the classes.)

同義詞: Gemini

參考: https://facebook.com/612468728/posts/10164582559278729/?rdid=djANzUPXcw6SopFY&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F17nv7x2uZC%2F#

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to describe something as too broad, vague or not specific enough without sounding too judgmental.

用法: E.g. 啲ad永遠都寫得好general，你唔in過根本唔知人地要咩人。(The job ads are always written in such a general sense. You can never know what they are looking for unless you have been interviewed by them before.)

同義詞: 籠統

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1789393/page/34

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers which is a more generic and less vivid way of calling someone who is too preoccupied with talking about other people’s lives.

用法: E.g. 唔好成日掛住gossip，專注啲做野啦！(Stop gossipping all the time and focus on your work!)

同義詞: 諸事八卦, 閒言閒語, 講是非

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2683169/page/1

定義: A romanised code-mixing term that foreignised Hong Kongers use when they want to say ‘yes’ to someone.

用法: Hong Konger: Are you a gweilo? Foreigner: Hai.

同義詞: 係

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

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/

定義: (vulgar) A romanised code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong expats to describe the feeling of being so f***ing full from eating too much.

用法: E.g. 呢到58蚊。但係呢到都可以十個人食喇。真係ho lun bao。(This is 58 bucks, but is enough for 10 people to eat. I'm really so f***ing full.)

同義詞: 好撚飽

參考: https://www.facebook.com/reel/2972264009780939

定義: A romanised code-mixing term used by Hong Kong expats to describe something as delicious or very yummy.

用法: E.g. If you want to say something is delicious in Cantonese, you need to say 'ho sik'. The Jyutping for this is hou2 sik6. The 'sick' needs to be a low sixth tone.

同義詞: 好食

參考: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wAqzV4KgPZA

定義: A romanised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a top student who scores high marks in school.

用法: E.g. You got straight A's for your exams? You must be a hok ba!

同義詞: 學霸

參考: https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3147729/sup-sup-sui-start-new-school-year-these-cantonese-slang