香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Originated from the warning sounds of the bells when a tram is driving in Hong Kong, this is an Englishised code-mixing term which refers to the tram that can be taken in the Hong Kong Tramways on Hong Kong Island.

用法: Let's take a tour of Hong Kong Island by taking the Ding Ding!

同義詞: 叮叮, 電車

參考: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/explore/attractions/hong-kong-tramways.html

定義: Derived from 'gut' (吉) meaning nothingness or tangerines, this is a romanised code-mixing slang phrase used to describe someone is messing about and wasting time, which purportedly comes from people in the past going into Hong Kong stores just to drink the bowl of soup called 'gut' soup (吉湯) without spending money on the food at all. 'wun' can mean to mix (混) or to transport (運).

用法: Auntie: Stop tasting my fruits here and there! Are you wun gut?

同義詞: 運吉, 混吉

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-slang-you-need-to-know-right-now

定義: Derived from 'add oil' in Cantonese, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to express encouragement and support for another person.

用法: Ga yau! You can win this game!

同義詞: 加油

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase meaning something is of the best quality. It cannot get better than it already is.

用法: E.g. Wa! This dim sum is mou dak ding!

同義詞: 冇得頂

參考: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/mou-dak-ding-learn-cantonese-slang-wx2f-carlosdouh-youtube--475552041888237723/

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use when they don't understand what someone is saying in Cantonese.

用法: Hong Konger: 你叫咩名? Expat: Mm sick teng.

同義詞: 唔識聽

參考: https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread22332-2.html

定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that is similar to the apostrophe + s in English, which is used as a possessive marker. Eg. Peter's car.

用法: E.g. fyi the box in the pic ge mask is made in china ga lor...

同義詞: 既

參考: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10111885/3/Li_KD%20revision%20-%20ver%202%20-%20final%20submitted.pdf

定義: (Jyutping) Ask for the reason of things happened

用法: Dim gaai zeoi gan sing jat lok jyu? (點解最近成日落雨？） - Why it always rain recently?

同義詞: 點解, Why, 為什麼

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers like to use to refer to a distinctive characteristic by which someone or something can be identified.

用法: E.g. 中英夾雜絕對係香港人signature。 E.g. 呢碟菜就係呢間餐廳既signature。

同義詞: 標誌，招牌菜

參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers use to refer to something of the best quality.

用法: E.g. 2000FUN討論區是香港最「Goodest」。

同義詞: 最好，best

參考: https://evchk.fandom.com/zh/wiki/Goodest

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that local Hong Kongers use to refer to someone who is off-topic or providing irrelevant answers.

用法: E.g. Lei dou gau m daap baat! Can you answer my question?!

同義詞: 九唔搭八

參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/