香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers when they want to make something clear or to seek clarification from another person.

用法: E.g. 我想clarify一吓呢個task係做咩。(I want to clarify what is to be done in this task.) E.g. 我想clarify一吓，係唔係九點開會？(Just to clarify, are we having a meeting at 9 o'clock?)

同義詞: 澄清; 釐清; 講清楚; 問清楚

參考: https://hk.amazingtalker.com/questions/7500

定義: A code-mixing term meaning to further oneself's studies.

用法: E.g. 做人要不斷upgrade自己先夠充實架嘛。

定義: A convenient English phrase used by native Hong Kongers to avoid going into negative detail about someone who does not understand you.

用法: E.g. 朋友: 喂，你講野好唔make sense喎。你：真的嗎？ E.g. 我覺得你講野make sense，不過我唔係太明。 E.g. 你講野都唔make sense，廢鬼事再聽你講。

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 native Hong Kongers like to use to refer to remaining in a place for a short period of time but don’t plan to live for a long time.

用法: E.g. 你近排去韓國stay左幾耐？(How long did you stay in Korea recently?) E.g. 可唔可以去你屋企stay幾個月？(May I stay at your home for several months?)

同義詞: 逗留

參考: https://www.threads.com/@sammy.goew/post/DSP4G9Zkqqb/請問有冇香港人會喺曼谷stay多幾日是咁的我開場前寄存咗我部dji同腳架但係我走咗先醒起而寄存點依家已經閂咗-我又今晚機走求好心人幫我取回薄酬

定義: A way to avoid sounding too imaginative when you want to suggest things that are impossible to happen.

用法: E.g. Let’s say你有日比人老粒左，你會點呢？ E.g. Let’s say你考試肥佬左，你會點面對你家人？ E.g. Let's say你比人打獲金，你會唔會還拖？

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers use to refer to '手提電腦'.

用法: E.g. 你部laptop用咩CPU架？好似好快喎。

同義詞: 手提電腦

定義: A word used by Hong Kong people to express absolute affirmation, which is comparable to 'Bingo!'

用法: E.g. 係喇，係喇。Exactly! E.g. 岩喇！呢個就係我exactly想講既野。 E.g. 我唔係太get你exactly想講咩。

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to being very unlucky or unfortunate. (黑仔)

用法: E.g. Today I forgot to bring my homework and give teacher scold. Very black son! (好黑仔)

同義詞: 黑仔

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

定義: A romanised code-mixing term that Hong Kong expats use to describe a female who is pretty, or a male who is handsome, or an object that is good-looking.

用法: E.g. You look very leng today! (你今日好靚呀！) E.g. Wa! This dress ho leng ah! (哇！呢條裙好靚呀！) E.g. You are so leng jai! (你好靚仔呀！)

同義詞: 靚

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,91