香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A Kongish code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers use to describe a business structure that scams people and is prone to collapse or failure, as 'chicken' (雞) in Cantonese can also be used to describe something cheap or weak.

用法: E.g. This company has people coming to work and leaving the job all the time! Such build chicken shed!

同義詞: 搭雞棚

參考: https://ukdodgy.com/2024/04/06/scam

定義: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami as a broad umbrella term for a variety of different places that serve food in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. Hailey, Mami頭先同你講去restaurant之前去定toilet。我一早估到你會急架。你兒家睇吓條queue幾long？又要等又要wait喇！(Hailey, Mami just told you to go to the toilet before going to the restaurant. And I have expected that you want to go to the toilet now. But can you see how long the queue is right now? We have to wait and wait again!)

同義詞: 餐廳; 酒家; 飯店; 餐館; 食店

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

定義: An ultra convenient code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to registering your arrival at a place like a hotel or airport, as the Cantonese equivalent '辦理入住手續' sounds too long and verbose.

用法: E.g. 快D check in左先啦，至後再慢慢搵野食。

參考: https://www.lib.eduhk.hk/pure-data/pub/201902353/201902353_1.pdf

定義: (verb) A more suitable term for the Cantonese equivalent word '檢查', which sounds too formal and serious, like doing a body check.

用法: E.g. 同我check吓份文件好嗎？

同義詞: 檢查

參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

定義: A romanised code-mixing term that foreignised Hong Kongers use when they want to say ‘yes’ to someone.

用法: Hong Konger: Are you a gweilo? Foreigner: Hai.

同義詞: 係

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer the way in which a person can start a conversation with someone, especially for the purpose of drawing nearer to them in relationship or distance.

用法: E.g. 到底可以點approach男仔? (How on earth can I approach boys?)

同義詞: 靠近

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/546513/page/13

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by foreigners when they come across a local Hong Konger who thinks they know how to speak Cantonese. Literal meaning: I don't know how to speak Cantonese.

用法: E.g. Foreigner: Mm goi sai! Dor jeh! Hong Konger: Wow, your Cantonese is so good! Foreigner: Ngo mm sik gong gwong dong wa.

同義詞: 我唔識講廣東話

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to computer that has become unresponsive, due to a halt or freeze.

用法: E.g. 部電腦新買架喎，咁易hang機？！ E.g. 係咪唔夠RAM所以hang左呀？

同義詞: 當機

定義: Often pronounced as 'ha-lo', this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use to greet somebody instead of '你好', which sounds too formal sometimes.

用法: E.g. Ha-lo，我叫Peter。你叫咩名？

同義詞: 哈佬

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong people love to use to refer to afternoon tea '下午茶'.

用法: E.g. 今日有冇時間食個tea呀？ E.g. 週末不如一齊去high tea好嗎？

參考: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf