香港中英夾雜字典

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: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to slacking off at work.

用法: E.g. Don't be such a snake king all the time! Get some work done!

同義詞: 蛇王

定義: (textspeak) A Kongish code-mixing phrase that is often used among local students in Hong Kong girl schools when they cannot understand what the teacher says in a lesson.

用法: E.g. *Teacher explains what to do for the lesson* Student A: Nei ming ng ming gong mud ye? Student B: Ng ming.

同義詞: 你明唔明講乜野?

參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/124322/集體回憶-90後最有共鳴火星文-禾刀吾g-3-你有無份

定義: Originated from Japanese TV show, this is an Englishised code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers to refer to a teenage-like person who often only lives in their own world and does things just to satisfy themselves, or even acting as if they have secret powers.

用法: E.g. 鍾培生吊威也求婚女友未say yes硬戴戒指網民：太中二了 (Derek Chung proposed to his girlfriend with a wire stunt and put the ring on her while she has not even said yes. Netizens commented: "Such secondary two syndrome!")

同義詞: 中二病

參考: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1239684264415029/

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to withdrawing from a relationship gradually. However, it can also be comparable to 'ghosting' if the withdrawal is sudden enough.

用法: E.g. 可以點樣fade out想追我既人 (How can I fade out from someone who is chasing me?)

同義詞: 淡出

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2975441/page/1

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a man who relies on his wife or girlfriend to sustain a living.

用法: E.g. Be a real man and stop eating soft rice!

同義詞: 食軟飯

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a neutral and factual way of referring to interview feedback of disapproval.

用法: E.g. 今次interview既feedback都冇D咩negative野。(The interview feedback this time did not have anything negative.)

同義詞: 負面

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1058101/page/1

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who refuses to concede despite knowing that they made the mistake in the first place. '死雞撐飯蓋' can also be shortened to '死撐' sometimes.

用法: E.g. You know you've done wrong! Stop being like a dead chicken propping up the rice cooker lid!

同義詞: 死雞撐飯蓋

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to the initial stage in a process, such as an interview. At other times, it is also used for the describing the first in a set of social events, such as drinks and dinner.

用法: E.g. First round既interview會幾簡單。Second round先會問你深入D既問題。(The first round interview will be very simple. The second round will be more in-depth.) E.g. 我今晚唔join first round喇。Second round先再join你地。(I am not going to join first round tonight. But I will join the second round.)

同義詞: 第一輪

參考: https://www.threads.com/@hkcareerstory/post/C97oprFSuDw

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to one's limit of something, such as how much food one can eat.

用法: E.g. 食野要有quota，尤其係生野。 E.g. 我望手機有quota，因為我始終年紀大。

參考: https://www.gotrip.hk/生活/中英夾雜-港式廣東話-gt12-772959/