香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Transliterated from '冇厘頭' meaning 'with no source', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that is used to describe something that makes no sense. It originated from a type of slapstick humour associated with Hong Kong popular culture in the late 20th century, most notably in Steven Chow's (周星馳) movies.

用法: E.g. I think this story is mo lei tau! But it gives me a very good laugh! (我覺得呢個故事簡直係冇厘頭！不過真係好搞笑！)

同義詞: 冇厘頭

參考: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_lei_tau

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by the K-pop singer Jackson Wang (王嘉爾) when he has nothing to say. Even though he was born in Hong Kong, it is often said that he has real American Born Chinese vibe, due to his strong knowledge of English filler terms while speaking in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 我從運動員到練習生到出道，去海外，我自己覺得我係捱到既。但係有時呢D咁既野真係hit到我，我真係...i don't know. (From being an athlete to a trainee to debut then overseas, I always thought I could endure. But when there were things that hit me sometimes, I really just... I don't know.)

同義詞: 我唔知

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-73ZG8G2s

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a person who is a yellow-skinned Asian but speaks English very well. I.e. Yellow on the outside but white on the inside like a bamboo stick. (竹升)

用法: E.g. Please don’t treat me like a bamboo stick! (竹升) I know how to speak Chinese!

同義詞: 竹升

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 used by local student Hong Kongers to refer to a library. (拉把)

用法: E.g. 聽日去唔去拉把呀?

同義詞: 圖書館

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/59088/

定義: A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers in IT sectors like to use to refer to a pointer to a snapshot of changes in a code repository.

用法: E.g. 你兒家喺main branch, 咁你要checkout返個develop branch先可以開始做野。

同義詞: 分支，開發線

參考: https://git-scm.com/book/zh/v2/Git-分支-分支简介

定義: A code-mixing phrase that working class Hong Kongers often use as a response to something they don't know an answer to.

用法: E.g. Q: 返工最撚憎聽到咩口頭蟬？A: No Comment 唔係開會/回覆其他部門啲 email. 係同 team 同事有嘢唔識走嚟問你意見，答乜撚嘢 No Comment (Q: What is a catchphrase that you hate hearing the most at work? A: "No comment". But not when it is used in meetings or replying other department's email. It is when a colleague in your team doesn't know something and asks for your opinion, you reply with "No comment". XDXDXD)

同義詞: 冇意見

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2692508/page/3

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the stage of a meal where the main dish is served. As to why ‘course’ is more often used than ‘dish’ compared to the Cantonese phrase ‘主菜‘, it may be to do with the upper class etiquette that the stage of a meal is more important than the dish itself.

用法: E.g. 食semi-buffet質素好過buffet, 起碼個main course係入得落口 (The quality of eating semi-buffet is higher than buffet, at least the main course is decent.)

同義詞: 主菜

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3120803/page/3

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase that Hong Kong expats use to tell someone to hurry up. The particle 'la' is often added for emphasis.

用法: Fai di la! The bus is here!

同義詞: 快D啦

參考: https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread22332-2.html

定義: This is a Cantonese slang that refers to a situation where a player has a clear opportunity to score a point. The slangs origin comes from a volleyball game where a sports announcer said "Cha SIU" instead of the word "chance". Although the word came from a volleyball game initially, it's more widely used in badminton games.

用法: That was a total set up for a smash, total Cha SIU!

同義詞: 食叉燒

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-生舊叉燒好過生你-better-to-give-birth-to-char-siu-than-you/#:~:text=Sik6%20caa1%20siu,back%20into%20its%20own%20court.