香港中英夾雜字典

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 code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers tend to use instead of the Cantonese equivalent words '即係'.

用法: E.g. 今日呢個demo係做比大家睇既，which is：如果你地有D咩問題想問關於呢個project，或者你地覺得有D咩地方可以再做好D，請隨便發問或者提議。

定義: Derived from '老屎忽' meaning 'old buttocks', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used to refer to a person who has high authority in a company but often looks down on the subordinates, points fingers at them, and uses them to his or her advantage.

用法: E.g. My senior is such an old seafood! He just likes to point his finger at people and doesn't do anything himself!

同義詞: 老屎忽

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by westernised Hong Kongers when they cannot get the f**k out the train on the MTR. Literal meaning: Please move aside.

用法: E.g. Mm goi. (唔該) *nobody moves* Mm ho yi si. (唔好意思) *nobody moves* Mm goi jeh jeh! (唔該借借) *people move out of the way*

同義詞: 唔該借借

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to refer to someone who betrays others. ie. A traitor. (二五仔)

用法: E.g. I can't believe you are the two five boy who let out the secret!

同義詞: 二五仔

參考: https://www.wenweipo.com/a/202105/25/AP60ac0e63e4b0a46dabeb8867.html

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to a job benefit that often comes with some downsides or sacrifices in order to maintain a good balance between work and leisure, such as a lower salary.

用法: E.g. 網民A：講得出Work-life balance 嘅工多數都唔係Work-life balance (Netizen A: Jobs that say they have a work-life balance usually don't have work-life balance.) E.g. 網民H：人工低咪Work-life balance，但户口唔balance (Netizen H: If you have low salary, it means you have work-life balance, but your bank account will not have a balance.)

同義詞: 工作與生活的平衡

參考: https://resources.ctgoodjobs.hk/article/35732/職場熱話-香港公司5日工作天就標榜自己係work-life-balance-事主-成日放工仲要覆message

定義: A code-mixing term that is often used instead of '取錄'.

用法: E.g. 家人：邊間大學比左offer你呀？ 你：仲未有offer呀。唔知幾時呢？

同義詞: 取錄

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to socialising with people when they are too tired of '應酬' in Cantonese where one is eating, drinking or entertaining clients for the sake of establishing business relations.

用法: E.g. 曾經諗過改 逼自己扮social 但最後發現乜都唔理做番自己最舒服 唔洗夾硬逼自己扮哂野去應酬人 (I once thought about forcing myself to pretend to be social, but in the end I found that I didn't need to care about anything but being myself was the most comfortable. I didn't have to force myself to pretend to be social to entertain people.)

同義詞: 應酬

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/310048/page/3

定義: Known as Kongish and derived from '柒頭' in Cantonese, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe or scold someone who is stupid and brainless like a dickhead. (龜頭)

用法: E.g. You seven head go and collect skin! (你個柒頭去收皮啦！)

同義詞: 柒頭

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定義: Often pronounced without the 'd', this is a neutral-sounding code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers when they are not sure which Cantonese equivalent word to use when something unexpected happens.

用法: E.g. 哇，你考試咁高分，我好surprised呀。(Wow, you scored a high mark in your exam. I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你最近減肥呀？我好surprised呀。 (Wow, you went on a diet recently? I'm so surprised.) E.g. 哇，你有男朋友？我好surprised呀。(Wow, you got a boyfriend? I'm so surprised.)

同義詞: 驚喜，驚訝

參考: https://tsangyoksing.hk/2009/10/06/輕音節的正確讀法/