香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Originated from Mandarin meaning 'I love you', this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to '唔要你' in Cantonese, which means "Don't want you" in English.

用法: E.g. A: 今日係520喔！點解您孤伶伶一個人呢？B: 哈哈哈哈哈，你個問題咁得意架咩？(A: Today is May 20th! Why are you so lonely? B: Hahahaha, why is your question so interesting?)

同義詞: 唔要你

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pTDlz4Vns

定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing term meaning "I don't know", which is derived from '唔知'.

用法: E.g. Me also 5g. (我都唔知)

同義詞: 唔知

參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/283411/大學生打字用火星文-10句港式英文拼音大挑戰-測試你識幾多#google_vignette

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to tasks that have not been planned and must be done at the time as they were assigned.

用法: E.g. 今日公司唔係好忙，不過有好多adhoc野做。

同義詞: 臨時工作

定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers when they want to describe a girl with flat chest but don't want to get slapped.

用法: E.g. A: Do you like this girl? B: No, I think she is an airport!

同義詞: 飛機場

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSZDmyBASgl/?igsh=MXVsbzJhZTFoYnRudw== (使用手機版本)

定義: Originated as 'beat patrol' from London Metropolitan Police, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use as 'walking the beat', which refers to patrolling a designated area on foot as a police officer.

用法: E.g. 警員今日要行 beat。(Police officers need to go on patrol today.)

同義詞: 行咇

參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2018/12/04/WH1812040003.htm

定義: Originated from a tradition where people would donate gifts to those in need, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who do not want to be misunderstood as the day on which they would open presents, as the Cantonese equivalent terms denote the opening of presents on that day.

用法: E.g. 聽日就係boxing day。你會去邊到shopping？(Tomorrow is boxing day. Where will you go shopping?)

同義詞: 節禮日, 拆禮物日

參考: https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/拆禮物日

定義: 1. (adj). To describe a hectic state where you are so busy that you feel like you cannot breathe. 2. (verb). An Englishised code-mixing term that refers to exhausting oneself in order to get work done in a short period of time, which is usually brought on by demanding customers or people of high authority.

用法: E.g. 今日返工真係好chur呀。(adj) E.g. 哇，呢個客洗唔洗chur到咁盡呀？比條生路人地行吓好嗎？(verb)

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-hea-chok-chur/

定義: A useful alternative if your boss is tired of hearing the word 'somehow' when you want to avoid saying 'I don't know' to a question.

用法: E.g. For some reason個file corrupt左。 E.g. For some reason個printer壞左。 E.g. For some reason今次個客唔搵我地。

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 to exercise done in the gym. Even though it is often used as '做gym' (do gym), it is not to be confused with 'doing the gym' because the gym is actually the place where people do exercise in native English.

用法: E.g. 想唔想一齊做gym? (Want to work out / do exercise in the gym together?)

同義詞: 健身; 健身室; 健身室運動

參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/做gym