香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe working for a job while looking for a better one. (騎牛搵馬 - ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5)

用法: E.g. Look for a job first! You can always ride an ox while looking for a horse!

同義詞: 騎牛搵馬

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to the Cantonese equivalent '掃描'.

用法: E.g. 可以scan份document比我嗎？ E.g. 喂，個scanner壞左呀。幾時搵人黎整呀？

同義詞: 掃描

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

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong KOL Janice (janicewanwan) who is known for playing "Jayden’s mother" to emphasize the correctness of her teachings as a typical modern mom, which she says must be correct.

用法: E.g. 中英夾雜有助 children 盡快 pick up English。Mommy told you 嘅一定是 correct 的. (Chinese-English code-mixing aids children in picking up English more quickly. Whatever Mommy told you must be correct.)

同義詞: 媽媽告訴你

參考: https://www.hk01.com/即時娛樂/60339385/jayden之亂-中英夾雜潮文橫掃社交平台-諷刺港媽真實育兒方式?utm_campaign=native&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=01webshare#google_vignette

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person's mental state that is immediate for action without necessarily having done any preparation. When used in negation form 'not ready', it may mean that preparation is already done but the person is still not ready.

用法: E.g. 如果一個女仔話鍾意你，但係未ready一齊，要我等，係咩意思 (If a girl says she likes you, but isn't ready to be together with you and asks you to wait, what does that mean?)

同義詞: 準備好

參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3629688/page/1

定義: A more neutral-sounding term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to '購物' or '買野', which signify the commitment to buying things.

用法: E.g. 女朋友：我地聽日去商場啦。男朋友：吓？又買野？！女朋友：唔係呀。去shopping咋嘛。 E.g. 女朋友：我地聽日去shopping啦。男朋友：又買野？！女朋友：去window shopping咋嘛。

參考: https://www.academia.edu/1177618/Cantonese_English_code_switching_research_in_Hong_Kong_A_survey_of_recent_research

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers like to use instead of '通過'.  Sometimes, it is pronounced as 'pass-si'.

用法: E.g. 今次考試pa唔pass呀？ E.g. 我今次pass-si呀！仲好高分添！

同義詞: 通過

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 code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who rely on Apple company completely for their phone warranty service.

用法: E.g. Q: 點解你個IPhone唔用case? A: 因為我有Apple care. Apple幫我care. 我唔洗care. I don’t care! (Q: Why don't you have a case for your IPhone? A: Because I have Apple Care. Apple helps me take care of my phone, which means I don't need to care. I don't care!)

同義詞: 蘋果保養

參考: https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=30600166

定義: A code-mixing term used to refer to the fax machine (傳真機). Often used as 'fax機' or 'fax屎機'.

用法: E.g. 部fax機work唔work呀？ E.g. 唔該幫我fax呢張野過去呀？ E.g. 請問收唔收到我張fax屎呀？

參考: https://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/item/cuhk-321644

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use when they want to tell someone politely that they are not the sort of person they want to be with or attracted to.

用法: E.g. 唔好意思，你唔係我個type。(Sorry, but you are not the type of person I want to be with.)

同義詞: 種類

參考: https://www.dcard.tw/f/hkmacdaily/p/239885576/b/4-1

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to having enough guts to do something. (夠薑)

用法: E.g. If you have enough ginger, then fight me!

同義詞: 夠薑

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,139574,139575