香港中英夾雜字典

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/

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: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe people who are really just minding their own business but not necessarily alone or single.

用法: E.g. 呢間bar啲人點呀？係唔係個個都好individual咁樣呀？ (How are the people in this bar? Are they all really just minding their own business?)

同義詞: 單獨

參考: https://www.threads.com/@matthew_lam1116/post/DAcSyqdScem?hl=zh-hk

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to being open-minded about sex, which is extremely appropriate to use to describe someone due to its hidden sexual connotations.

用法: E.g. 外表斯文，內裡open。(He/she is gentle on the outside, open on the inside.)

同義詞: 豪放

參考: https://www.facebook.com/100063467924977/posts/粵式市井順口溜-文-李系德以前看香港電視處境喜劇愛回家之開心速遞有一集談到不少古老當時興的粵式市井俗語因帶有壓韻也可歸類為順口溜這些隨口噏當秘笈的俏皮話雖然老土/1263445272447725/

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong expats when they want to order something in a restaurant but don't know how to read a menu.

用法: E.g. Mm goi waiter! Ni gor please!

同義詞: 呢個, this

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

定義: Often pronounced as ‘mee-mee’ with a falling intonation, this is a code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to an idea, image or video that is spread quickly on the internet.

用法: E.g. 有冇人覺得香港人整啲meme好撚尷尬？？？(Does anyone think the memes made by Hong Kong people are so f***ing awkward?)

同義詞: 迷因圖, 咪咪

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2213202/page/18

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who rely on Apple company completely for their phone warranty service.

用法: E.g. Q: 點解你個IPhone唔用case? A: 因為我有Apple care. Apple幫我care. 我唔洗care. I don’t care! (Q: Why don't you have a case for your IPhone? A: Because I have Apple Care. Apple helps me take care of my phone, which means I don't need to care. I don't care!)

同義詞: 蘋果保養

參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=30600166

定義: Pronounced with a rising tone on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that refers to 'calculator'.  Also used as 'cal機' sometimes.

用法: E.g. 唔該借個cal機比我呀？ E.g. 試下用caltor check吓個answer。

同義詞: 計數機

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uik5GWvXiLA&t=210s

定義: A more broad and general code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to having concern, kindness and empathy towards others but not to the point of being so loving.

用法: E.g. 之前都識左個男仔, 一開始都好nice 好caring, 突然有一日係車鬧左我成個鐘。(I used to know a guy who was very nice and caring at the start, but there came a day where he suddenly scolded me for an hour in the car.)

同義詞: 關心別人；有愛心

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3665573/page/28

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use when they want to tell someone politely that they are not the sort of person they want to be with or attracted to.

用法: E.g. 唔好意思，你唔係我個type。(Sorry, but you are not the type of person I want to be with.)

同義詞: 種類

參考: https://www.dcard.tw/f/hkmacdaily/p/239885576/b/4-1