香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers who believe that making wishes should be done with eyes closed and not involve any '望', which has a literal meaning of gaze or look.

用法: E.g. 新一年你有咩wish呀？快啲make a wish啦！(What is your wish for the new year? Make a wish quickly!)

同義詞: 願望

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3584700/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term that refers to the attraction between two people.

用法: E.g. Ａ：你話佢地兩個有冇chemistry呢？Ｂ：你係指work定係sexual chemistry呢？ＬＯＬ。

定義: This is a code-mixing term that refers to being eliminated in a competition, or being disqualified due to breaking the rules in a sports game.

用法: E.g. 小心比球證吹罰呀。再犯多次規就foul你出局。 E.g. 我第一round interview就比人foul左喇。真係慘慘豬。

參考: http://www.cmi.hku.hk/Ref/Article/article02/01.html

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kongers like to use to refer to the language channel that one is speaking in.

用法: E.g. 做咩成日轉channel講英文呀？你喺到扮ABC呀？ E.g. 咪住。等我轉一轉channel講返中文先。

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong salesman love to use as a strategy to advertise their products without sounding like they're doing it for the sake of spreading the word or selling their product.

用法: E.g. 我地公司兒家做緊promotion。你唔買就走寶喇喂。(Our company is now doing promotion. If you don't buy, you'll miss out.)

同義詞: 宣傳，推廣

參考: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340689372_Code-Mixing_as_a_Promotion_Strategy_in_Shopping_Centres

定義: A code-mixing term that working class Hong Kongers use to refer to computer that has become unavailable, possibly due to a crash.  Sometimes, it is used as the shortened version of 'download'.

用法: E.g. 大獲喇！公司server down機呀！快Ｄ搵人整呀！（當機） E.g. Down完個file未呀？咁耐既？（下載）

同義詞: 當機; 下載

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 Kongish code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to emphasize how crowded and jam-packed a place is.

用法: E.g. 同事：今日搭車返工多唔多人呀？ 你：多呀，可以話係ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｍｏｕｎｔａｉｎ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｓｅａ呀。 E.g. 你：哇，人山人海呀！朋友：簡直係ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｍｏｕｎｔａｉｎ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｓｅａ啦！

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.

定義: Originated from the olden days where the upper class loved to wear old sheepskin of high quality, this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by Hong Kongers to describe someone who has low social status and tries to mimick the upper class by wearing cheap quality clothing that matches the appearance of expensive clothing. ie. The white colour and look of fresh carrot skin resembles the look of old sheepskin.

用法: E.g. You think you are so high class? What kind of fresh carrot skin are you?

同義詞: 新鮮蘿蔔皮

參考: https://voltra.academy/blog/canton2

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

用法: E.g. 你搞好左travel visa未呀？（旅遊簽證） E.g. 你到外國工作要有working visa架。（工作簽證）

同義詞: 簽證