香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to the type of work done for companies independently with much flexibility and freedom, which resembles the origin of the word that referred to a medieval mercenary who would fight for whoever paid them the most.

用法: E.g. 接邊間公司既freelance做先最賺錢呀？緊係呢間啦！(Which company should I earn me the most doing a freelance job for? Definitely this company!)

同義詞: 自由工作

參考: https://www.threads.com/@duoproduction/post/C_pdWgzS9qd

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who eats so much, which is similar to 'eats like a pig' in English. (為死貓)

用法: E.g. You eat 5 meals a day? What a gluttonous cat!

同義詞: 為食貓

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/48371

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone being forgetful and careless, such as forgetting their keys or where they put their phone. (大頭蝦 - daai6 tau4 haa1)

用法: E.g. A: You forgot to bring your wallet? Such a big head shrimp!

同義詞: 大頭蝦

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-大頭蝦-big-head-prawn-language-hong-kong/

定義: Often pronounced as 'launch', this is a code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to a club lounge in a hotel.

用法: E.g. 唔該，請問個lounge喺邊？我想搵個位坐吓先。

同義詞: 休息聽

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mz8kUbNcMw

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that refers to something that is so funny that one can die from having too much laughter.

用法: E.g. Laugh die me喇！真係好搞笑呀。（笑死我）

同義詞: 笑死我

參考: https://hklanguage.home.blog/tag/kongish/

定義: This is a code-mixing phrase that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '諗到' in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 我暫時仲未figure out到點樣solve個problem。

參考: https://english.cool/code-switching/

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to send somebody away formally and politely, even though at times they may not be taking the other person seriously.

用法: E.g. *打斷* 我地傾左咁耐，不如就喺到dismiss啦? (*interrupt* We have been talking for so long. What about dismiss here?)

同義詞: 解散

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2842244/page/13

定義: A code-mixing term that a Jayden Mami uses to refer to a more playful misbehaviour in a lighthearted way rather than describing a child genuinely bad and unmanageable that the Cantonese equivalent terms tend to denote.

用法: E.g. Jayden呀，唔好再咁naughty啦。你唔食菜，又唔飲湯，你唔會healthy架！(Jayden, don't be so naughty. If you don't eat vegetables and don't drink soup, you will not be healthy!)

同義詞: 曳；百厭

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/7397/

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to refer to an easy task, which is equivalent to 'piece of cake' in English.

用法: E.g. A: Thanks for helping me out! B: No problem! Sup sup sui la!

同義詞: 濕濕碎

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-guide-hong-kong-descriptive-slang-phrases

定義: A Kongish expression used to describe someone who is so reckless that he or she is almost getting himself killed or into a big trouble.

用法: You spent all your money on gambling? Do you know how to write the die character?!

同義詞: 你唔知個死字點寫