香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students when they want to pause and think how to answer a question, even though it doesn't necessarily imply their ignorance.

用法: E.g. 唔識答就話that’s a very good question, 然後帶佢遊花園 (If you don't know how to answer, just say that's a very good question. Then beat around the bush.)

同義詞: 問得好

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2767347/page/3

定義: Known as Kongish and used as '有種' (have seed), this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to not being afraid or having the guts to do something.

用法: E.g. If you have seed, then I will give you some colour see see! (有種)

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575

定義: Derived from the four-character idiom '大名鼎鼎', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students to describe a person as very famous, well-known or have a grand reputation.

用法: E.g. 李忠慶說很喜歡下方一個留言「I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei」，此應用語言學系列叢書的其中一名編輯是著名語言學家李嵬，亦啟發李關注及研究該專頁(Lee Chung Hing mentioned that he really liked a comment that says, "I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei." One of the editors of this applied linguistics book series is the renowned linguist Li Wei, and this connection prompted Li to follow and study the page.)

同義詞: 大名鼎鼎

參考: https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/cultureleisure/culture/20221127/1669486689260/ways-of-seeing-kongish-ng-hai港式英語-let-s同語言學家see-see#goog_rewarded

定義: (textspeak) Originated from the numbers 6 and 7 sounding similar to '碌柒' meaning 'a stick of dick', this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to describe someone as very dumb and brainless, like a dickhead.

用法: E.g. 唔好成個6 7咁樣企喺到啦！(Don't be like a dickhead just standing there!)

同義詞: 碌柒

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DR_ewS2k4Yy/ (使用手機版本)

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to an employment position. (工作)

用法: E.g. Ａ：搵到job未呀? Ｂ：搵緊喇。\nE.g. Ａ：近排有接job嗎? Ｂ：好似好多人搶job。

同義詞: 工作

參考: https://freehunter.hk/news/freelancer搵job三大必睇重點

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who want to wish a person to really take the time in enjoying themselves on their birthday rather than being '快樂', which literally translates to 'fast pleasure'.

用法: E.g. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to 巴打 (brother). Happy birthday to youuuuuu.

同義詞: 生日快樂

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3359244/page/1

定義: Also known as 'human router', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an employee whose role is simply to help people communicate or transfer information from one to another, without providing much of a real value or asset to the company.

用法: E.g. 成日話 developer 人難溝通。好多 project manager 溝通咪一樣麻麻地。講野又無 developer 咁直接 淨係識遊花園/做 router。人際關又唔係特別好 (It is often said that developers are difficult to communicate with. But in fact, many project managers communicate just as poorly, as they don't talk as directly as a developer, as they often beat around the bush and act like a router. Their interpersonal skills are also not particularly good.)

同義詞: 人類路由器

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3844073/page/4

定義: A code-mixing term that is often used to describe something that happened at a later time than expected. (延遲)

用法: E.g. 今次班機delay左好耐。下次搵第二間航空公司喇!

同義詞: 延遲

定義: A generic term for a number of different Chinese words of equivalent meaning, sometimes used to tone down your directness and also to maximise communicative efficiency.

用法: E.g. 老師: 老師唔expect你１００分，不過盡左力就得喇。（要求） E.g. 朋友: 今日係我生日。我expect你都比下面掛。（預料） E.g. 我冇expect過今次考試會考成咁。（預期） E.g. 上司對你冇咩expectation，總之搞掂Ｄ野就得喇。（期望）

同義詞: 要求; 預料; 預期; 期望

定義: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers love to use to refer to anything that looks like a sauce.

用法: E.g. 半唐番: 可唔可以比啲sauce我? 香港人: 唔係sauce黎架，係醋！(ABC: Can you pass me the sauce? Hong Konger: It's not sauce. It's vinegar!) E.g. 半唐番: 可唔可以比啲sauce我? 香港人: 唔係sauce黎架，係豉油！(ABC: Can you pass me the sauce? Hong Konger: It's not sauce. It's see-yau!)

同義詞: 醬

參考: https://auntieemily.com/soy-sauce-chow-mein/