香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to whether people are on the same page of a situation or task.

用法: E.g. 我覺得我地唔係好sync。可唔可以catch up一吓我地做既野?

同義詞: 同步

參考: https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5114233

定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by Hong Kongers instead of '在家工作'.

用法: E.g. 我今日真係爽呀，可以work from home。成日煲netflix都得啦！

同義詞: 在家工作

定義: Often pronounced without the 'd', this is a neutral-sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they are not sure which Cantonese equivalent word to use when something unexpected happens.

用法: E.g. 哇，你考試咁高分，我好surprised呀。(Wow, you scored a high mark in your exam. I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你最近減肥呀？我好surprised呀。 (Wow, you went on a diet recently? I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你有男朋友？我好surprised呀。(Wow, you got a boyfriend? I'm so surprised.)

同義詞: 驚喜，驚訝

參考: https://tsangyoksing.hk/2009/10/06/輕音節的正確讀法/

定義: Pronounced as 'cam-mell' and criticised as Fake ABC English, this is a code-mixing term used by celebrity Janice man to refer to the animal 'camel'.

用法: E.g. 其實我自己好鍾意cam-mell色既，真係好似D駱駝色既，有少少泥色既。

參考: https://medium.com/@girlslearnenglish/你說話會中英夾雜嗎-被-污名化-的中英夾雜-why-code-mixing-is-totally-fine-32eb1f280ca

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the list of dishes available at a restaurant. (餐牌)

用法: E.g. 伙記，唔該比個menu我睇呀。

同義詞: 餐牌

參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to a person's microphone being muted while in a meeting.

用法: E.g. 同事：喂，我聽唔到呀，你mute左呀。快D搵人叫佢unmute返啦。

定義: A classic Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to refer to picking up, chatting up and courting someone, especially girls. Even though this is considered a more serious term than 'flirting', it is still very often used to describe someone who is just chatting up the opposite sex but not necessarily looking for romance, especially for the long term.

用法: E.g. Tonight go ng go kau lui? (Want to pick up girls tonight?)

同義詞: 溝

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,39072

定義: (adj.) Often pronounced as 'up-day', this is a code-mixing term used to describe someone or something as being very trendy or up-to-date. However, it is also sometimes used as a verb like in native English.

用法: E.g.　你部手機好update喎。(adj.) E.g. Update左個software未呀？(verb)

同義詞: 潮; 更新

參考: https://www.inmediahk.net/中英夾雜

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to getting fired from a job. (炒魷魚 - caau2 jau4 jyu2)

用法: E.g. I messed up at work today and I got stir-fried squid!!!

同義詞: 炒魷魚

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-老細炒咗我魷-stir-fried-me-squid/

定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a Hong Kong girl with negative characteristics such as being materialistic, demanding, narcissistic, and suffering from 'princess sickness', and so on. The list of negative things can probably go on and on so it is better for the person reading this to search the internet themselves.

用法: E.g. I am sick of my girlfriend! She is a Kong girl! E.g. Can you stop being a Kong girl for a day? I need some freedom. E.g. Kong girl: Will you buy me an LV handbag?

同義詞: 港女

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/7-signs-to-tell-if-youre-a-real-kong-girl