香港中英夾雜字典

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 code-mixing term that refers to someone who was born or grew up in a particular country, which Hong Kongers find it a lot more convenient to use than the Cantonese equivalent words because it requires much less linguistic effort.

用法: E.g. 你係唔係native speaker黎架？（講本國語既人） E.g. 你Ｄ英文係咪native架？（純正本土口音）

參考: https://www.studocu.com/hk/document/city-university-of-hong-kong/world-englishes/lecture-3-city-university-of-hong-kongen5714-world-englishes-and-the-social-context-of/20063922

定義: A Hong Kong style business trip where one tries to enjoy himself like going on a vacation, in addition to visiting a client for work purposes.

用法: E.g. 老闆：下個星期你要幫我出trip見個客，知道嗎？　你：好呀！ E.g. 唔知今次出trip好唔好玩呢？

參考: https://www.esquirehk.com/mens-talk/simon-shen-hong-kong-english-chinese

定義: A code-mixing term that overseas educated Hong Kongers use to refer to '靚', which describes something as beautiful or good-looking.

用法: E.g. No, but seriously it’s really lang, you are the one who said hou ce right?

參考: http://www.lingref.com/isb/4/039ISB4.PDF

定義: A romanised code-mixing term used by Hong Kong expats to describe something as delicious or very yummy.

用法: E.g. If you want to say something is delicious in Cantonese, you need to say 'ho sik'. The Jyutping for this is hou2 sik6. The 'sick' needs to be a low sixth tone.

同義詞: 好食

參考: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wAqzV4KgPZA

定義: A shortened code-mixing term that refers to 'certificate'.

用法: E.g. 我終於考到張cert喇！

定義: Originated from business emails and often said without a ‘to’ at the end, this is a code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers would use in non-business settings when they really anticipate the happening of an event.

用法: E.g. 我好look forward今餐會食咩。(I really look forward to what I will be eating for this meal.) E.g. 我好look forward今次既足球比賽。(I really look forward to this football match.)

同義詞: 期待

參考: https://graduate.ctgoodjobs.hk/article/42024/lookforwardto點用-後面動詞需要加ing-與lookingforwardto有甚差別-用法-例句

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: A code-mixing term that a "Jayden Mami" likes to use to express unpleasant surprise while softening the tone in order to make sure the child isn't scared by the mother's emotional state.

用法: E.g. Jayden, 你喺邊到學人dye埋D hair架? Mami好shocked呀。(Jayden, who did you learn dying your hair from? Mami is so shocked.)

同義詞: 驚訝; 震驚

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXBG2f3kq7D/ (使用手機版本)

定義: (textspeak) Known as Martian language, this is a code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students when they want to ask what another person is doing.

用法: E.g. nei joe mud? (What are you doing?)

同義詞: 你做乜?

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrQohDNJ9Gp/?img_index=3 (使用手機版本)