香港中英夾雜字典

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: A code-mixing phrase used by overseas educated Hong Kongers who want to express their sincere gratitude towards someone without saying 'thank you' repetitively.

用法: E.g. 唔該哂你幫我手呀。I really appreciate it.

同義詞: 我好感激你

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwHZnk1ZNs

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they want to show how pleased they are towards someone’s achievements, but want to sound less show-off or exaggerated about their feeling.

用法: E.g. 你考試咁高分，我好proud of你呀。(You scored so high in the exam. I am so proud of you.)

同義詞: 驕傲，自豪

參考: https://www.threads.com/@grace_interest_english/post/DDthgzMyHsU

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to acting dumb and innocent in order to win someone, such as in a card game.

用法: E.g. I know you've got an ace up your sleeves! Stop pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger!

同義詞: 扮豬食老虎

參考: https://ling-app.com/yue/cantonese-slang-words/

定義: A Kongish code-mixing term that local Hong Kong students use to emphasize the zero mark they got in a test or exam, which they like to honour themselves with because not only a chicken egg has the shape of the zero number, but also it has become a friendly treat that they are used to eating all the time.

用法: E.g. Oh no! I got a zero chicken egg in my exam again!

同義詞: 零雞蛋

參考: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/零雞蛋

定義: A more appealing code-mixing term than the Cantonese equivalent word '折扣', which shopkeepers like to use to attract customers.

用法: E.g. 今個月清貨大discount。快D入黎慢慢揀啦！

同義詞: 折扣

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

定義: Known as 'JM tone', this is a code-mixing word that Hong Kong celebrity Janice Man use to refer to reserving someone, even though it is criticised as Fake ABC English due to a most likely wrong word usage.

用法: E.g. 上天會deserve一個好好嘅人等緊我。(意思：reserve)

參考: https://inews.hket.com/article/1522091/Janice%20Man英文教室%20%20教你練成JM%20Tone

定義: Often added with a '屎' (faeces), this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a salesperson.

用法: E.g. A: 點解好多人唔識分sale 同sell 呢2個字 B: 我諗係因為sales sale屎sell屎sale野sell野. (A: Why do so many people cannot differentiate between sale and sell? B: I think it is because sales sell sh*t and sale thing sell thing.)

同義詞: sale屎

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3146390/page/1

定義: Pronounced as 'm-tee-ah-lo', this is a code-mixing term used by the grassroot class Hong Kongers to refer to the train station.

用法: E.g. Foreigner: Excuse me, where is the MTR? HK'er: What? Foreigner: Where is the 'm-tee-ah-lo'? HK'er: Oh I understand! 'm-tee-ah-lo' is over there!

同義詞: 港鐵

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a restaurant located inside a school or company. However, it is worth noting that the origin of the word is from Europe and should not to be confused with ‘can-ting’ or ‘can-teng’ in Mandarin or Cantonese (餐廳), which start with the ‘ts’ sound instead of ‘k’ sound in ‘can’.

用法: E.g. 今日好多人呀！快啲落canteen霸位啦！(There are so many people today! Let's go to the canteen to hog the seats first!)

同義詞: 飯堂; 食堂 ; 餐廳

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSKkZbOEqPJ/ (使用手機版本)