香港中英夾雜字典

定義: 1. A code-mixing term that refers to a payment for goods or services. 2. Often pronounced as '差廚' (caa1 cyu4), this is a code-mixing term that is used by Hong Kongers to refer to being charged for a crime.

用法: E.g. 呢間餐廳有冇minimum charge？ E.g. 今次冇落charge？！真幸運！

定義: A code-mixing term that is often used by people in the IT sector to refer to a computer bug (漏洞).

用法: E.g. 唔係掛？今次個program有咁多bug？！

同義詞: 漏洞

定義: Originated from the Hong Kong Olympics sprint athlete '刁俊希', this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers when they feel like they cannot bother giving a f*** about something.

用法: E.g. Should I study for this exam? Felix Diu!

同義詞: 費撚事屌

參考: https://www.threads.com/@lovelovehannigram/post/DH8tkORpNQ2

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone or something as dull and boring such as having no relationship, which definitely has nothing to do with 'dry dating' in native English.

用法: E.g. 我近排冇拖拍好dry呀。(I recently haven't been dating, so dry!) E.g. 唔好成日自己一個人咁dry啦。(Don't be always by yourself, so dry!)

同義詞: 沒新鮮感，很無聊，枯燥乏味

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtwE7IA18CY&t=50s

定義: A code-mixing term that is more appropriate to use than the equivalent term (培訓）in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 你新黎既話，公司係會有training比你。 E.g. A：我今晚要培訓呀。B：吓？你陪邊個呀？！(陪訓）

參考: https://www.gushiciku.cn/dl/0pydp/zh-hk

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an amount of work in a less quantifiable way, in order to sound less like they are complaining about how much work or burden they have.

用法: E.g. 仲有task要做？我最近已經多左workload。(There are still tasks to do? I already have more workload recently.)

同義詞: 工作量

參考: https://www.baby-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=23644122

定義: A code-mixing term meaning female teacher.

用法: Eg. Missy, 請問功課幾時交？ Eg. 仔仔，有d咩唔識記住問missy呀。

同義詞: 先生

定義: Originated as 'beat patrol' from London Metropolitan Police, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use as 'walking the beat', which refers to patrolling a designated area on foot as a police officer.

用法: E.g. 警員今日要行 beat。(Police officers need to go on patrol today.)

同義詞: 行咇

參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2018/12/04/WH1812040003.htm

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers who want to wish a person to really take the time in enjoying themselves on their birthday rather than being '快樂', which literally translates to 'fast pleasure'.

用法: E.g. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to 巴打 (brother). Happy birthday to youuuuuu.

同義詞: 生日快樂

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3359244/page/1

定義: A romanised Cantonese phrase that westernised Hong Kongers use to ask a shopkeeper how much something costs, which is extremely effective when bargaining for a lower price at wet markets. It can also be shortened to 'gay cheen' (幾錢).

用法: E.g. Gay dor cheen? (幾多錢?) E.g. Gay cheen? (幾錢?)

同義詞: 幾多錢?

參考: https://homekong.com.hk/blogs/read/helpful-cantonese-phrases-to-know