香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is a yellow-skinned Asian but speaks English very well. I.e. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside like a bamboo stick. (竹升)

用法: E.g. Please don’t treat me like a bamboo stick! (竹升) I know how to speak Chinese!

同義詞: 竹升

定義: A code-mixing term that real ABC's like to use to show that they are always glad to do a favour for someone.

用法: E.g. Sure！No problem！拜托喺我身上啦。 E.g. Sure！我同你去Starbucks買杯咖啡啦。 E.g. Sure！我幫你比住錢先啦。

定義: 1. (adj) A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to describe a person being clever or quick to notice things. Sometimes, it is used as 'sharp醒'. 2. (adj) Used to describe someone's appearance as being too eye-catching.

用法: E.g. 哇，乜今日咁sharp醒呀？咁快做哂D野？ E.g. 呢件衫Ｄ顏色太sharp喇。

參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

定義: Originated from Italian meaning 'milk', this is a code-mixing used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the type of coffee made with espresso and hot steamed milk, which they believe should not be as heavy as other kinds of coffee as the term '拿鐵' denotes, which has the literal meaning of 'carry metal'.

用法: E.g. 唔該，我想要一杯tall size既latte。(Excuse me, may I have a tall sized latte?)

同義詞: 拿鐵

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3648151/page/1

定義: Derived from the Chinese term '內卷' and often translated as 'involution', this is an Englishised code-mixing term that describes an economic situation where excessive competition does not lead to development and innovation. This may lead to people feeling stressed, anxious, and trapped, as the two characters mean 'inside rolling'.

用法: E.g. I'm stuck in the rat race! I'm so tired of competing with everyone just to climb the career ladder!

同義詞: 內卷

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTg1G8rpVc

定義: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to a mutual friend or a friend in common.

用法: E.g. 佢係我地個common friend黎架。 E.g. 我地唔係好熟，不過有好多common friend。

同義詞: 共同朋友

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP2Tu1kqrQc&t=4s

定義: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use when they want to express rejection politely without sounding so blunt.

用法: E.g. 我發現幾多人返工唔識Say No。(I found out there are many people who don't know how to say no at work.) E.g. 唔好意思，我要揸車，所以要對酒精say no。(Sorry, I need to drive so I have to say no to drinking.)

同義詞: 講唔好

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3268602/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: (verb) A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to persuading someone forcefully to do or achieve something.

用法: E.g. 資優學生唔需要push佢地做，係咁依點下就ok。(There is no need to push talented students, as you just need to guide them casually.)

同義詞: 逼迫;催逼

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/337010/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to describe something as too broad, vague or not specific enough without sounding too judgmental.

用法: E.g. 啲ad永遠都寫得好general，你唔in過根本唔知人地要咩人。(The job ads are always written in such a general sense. You can never know what they are looking for unless you have been interviewed by them before.)

同義詞: 籠統

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1789393/page/34