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定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they want to describe something as too broad, vague or not specific enough without sounding too judgmental.
用法: E.g. 啲ad永遠都寫得好general，你唔in過根本唔知人地要咩人。(The job ads are always written in such a general sense. You can never know what they are looking for unless you have been interviewed by them before.)
同義詞: 籠統
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/1789393/page/34
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to demand immediate attention towards a matter without sounding like they are in such a hurry or wanting the other person to hurry the f*** up.
用法: E.g. 呢個係一個urgent既task。B: 明白 (Understood) E.g. 呢個係一個緊急既任務。B: 洗唔洗咁急呀？(Why is there such a hurry?)
同義詞: 緊急
參考: https://ezone.hk/article/20052634/香港職場中英夾雜用語-內地網民舉30個例子-表示識粵語都無法理解
定義: A code-mixing phrase that overseas educated Hong Kongers use when they want to express their well-educated guess or opinion on a subject matter without sounding so formal and bookish.
用法: E.g. 呢個program我覺得in general係幾學到野。(I think I can really learn from this program in general.)
同義詞: 一般而言
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3990504/page/1
定義: Derived from ‘generate’, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers like to use to refer to generating report using a computer.
用法: E.g. 幾時gen到份report？
同義詞: 生成
參考: https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20052582/香港職場30個中英夾雜用語-內地網民-自己會粵語也聽不懂/1
定義: This is a code-mixing term that refers to a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting. (議程)
用法: E.g. 我哋宜家一齊go through吓今日嘅agenda。
同義詞: 議程
參考: https://hk.news.yahoo.com/開會常用英文-講完即刻pro咗-095043435.html
定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to more efficient and sometimes less official way of making a request for a job.
用法: E.g. Jobsdb見到好多agent公司幫公司請人，一apply班agent就打來phone call，唔理你是唔是工作時間都打來，即刻問長問短... 不如直接同公司apply. (On JobsDB, you see a lot of recruitment agencies hiring for companies; the moment you apply, the agents call you—often without caring whether it’s during office hours—and immediately they start grilling you with questions... You're better off applying directly to the company.)
同義詞: 申請
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3975336/page/1
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to a more general look or vibe of something rather than the artistic or literary manner of something, or the character of a person.
用法: E.g. 呢家啲00後衣著style好似完美屌打90後. (Nowadays the Gen Z's dressing style seem to be winning over the 90's by far.)
同義詞: 風格
參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3739511/page/4
定義: A code-mixing phrase that even young and senior local Hong Kong students like to use to refer to duplicating information in the digital format because they were just never used to Chinese Windows.
用法: E.g. Ａ：搵AI gen成編文出黎，再copy and paste落自己份功課到咪得囉。Ｂ：喂，你唔好教壞我喎？！(A: Just get the AI to generate some essay, then copy and paste it into your homework. Done! B: Hey, don't teach me a wrong habit!)
同義詞: 複製與貼上
參考: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/香港語文
定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to being open-minded about sex, which is extremely appropriate to use to describe someone due to its hidden sexual connotations.
用法: E.g. 外表斯文，內裡open。(He/she is gentle on the outside, open on the inside.)
同義詞: 豪放
定義: Often shortened to 'pkm' in textspeak, this is a code-mixing term used by Gen Z native Hong Kongers to refer to Pokemon. However, it is not to be confused with 'PK' in Cantonese, which is a vulgar expression meaning to tell someone to go to h*ll.
用法: E.g 你本身唔中意pkm點爆都唔會開心 (If you don't like Pokemon, you will never be happy ripping open card boosters.)
同義詞: Pokemon
參考: https://www.threads.com/@plee_0107/post/DakcU7DEg0D/