香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing filler term that real ABC's in Hong Kong love to use in all kinds of situations.

用法: E.g. 係呀，我男朋友對我幾好架，like...成日買衫比我啦，同我出街啦，like...總知好到形容唔到啦。 E.g. 外國生活幾好架，like...我成日可以踩單車啦，去shopping mall買野啦，like...總知好到數唔哂啦。 E.g. 係呀。It's like... It's like... you know? 你知我想講咩架？

同義詞: 即係

定義: Purportedly to have come from JobsDB applications, this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers as a less direct way of informing someone the very small chance of good news happening, such as the extension of an employee's contract.

用法: E.g. 下屬：請問我大唔大可能會續約？ 上司：暫時黎講，續約係會unlikely。(Employee: May I ask how likely my contract will extend? Employer: As of now, the chance of extending your contract is unlikely.)

同義詞: 唔大可能; 冇可能

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2591532/page/1

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is bragging about their achievements. (扮哂蟹 - baan6 saai3 haai5)

用法: E.g. A: Stop acting like a crab! You think you are better than me?!

同義詞: 扮哂蟹

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-大頭蝦-big-head-prawn-language-hong-kong/

定義: Derived from '一舊舊' meaning 'in lumps', this is a code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to someone talking in an unclear, broken manner. Sometimes, it can also refer to work being done in a sloppy way.

用法: E.g. 最後功能就係開會叫晒啲落手做既同business owner黎自己傾，自己就成個文員咁係側邊mark notes，有啲廢pm就連呢part都做到1999要人事後叫佢改 (E.g. The last useful thing they would do is to hold a meeting that lets the workers and business owners to talk to each other, and the project manager would just be like a clerk marking notes at the side. Some crappy project managers would even do this part in a very sloppy way that people needed to tell them to revise it afterwards.)

同義詞: 一舊舊

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/things-to-do/cantonese-internet-and-texting-slang-to-use-right-now

定義: (textspeak) Originated from the numbers 6 and 7 sounding similar to '碌柒' meaning 'a stick of dick', this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to describe someone as very dumb and brainless, like a dickhead.

用法: E.g. 唔好成個6 7咁樣企喺到啦！(Don't be like a dickhead just standing there!)

同義詞: 碌柒

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DR_ewS2k4Yy/ (使用手機版本)

定義: Originated from French, this is a code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to ordering single dishes individually.

用法: E.g. 如果你唔鍾意叫set dinner，你可以叫 à la carte。(If you don't like to order the set dinner, you can order single dishes.)

同義詞: 單點; 散嗌; 散叫

參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/12/21/ED1112210026.htm

定義: A code-mixing term used by westernised Hong Kongers when they want to describe a girl with flat chest but don't want to get slapped.

用法: E.g. A: Do you like this girl? B: No, I think she is an airport!

同義詞: 飛機場

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSZDmyBASgl/?igsh=MXVsbzJhZTFoYnRudw== (使用手機版本)

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: Derived from the four-character idiom '大名鼎鼎', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students to describe a person as very famous, well-known or have a grand reputation.

用法: E.g. 李忠慶說很喜歡下方一個留言「I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei」，此應用語言學系列叢書的其中一名編輯是著名語言學家李嵬，亦啟發李關注及研究該專頁(Lee Chung Hing mentioned that he really liked a comment that says, "I know this is related to big ming pot pot geh prof Li Wei." One of the editors of this applied linguistics book series is the renowned linguist Li Wei, and this connection prompted Li to follow and study the page.)

同義詞: 大名鼎鼎

參考: https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/cultureleisure/culture/20221127/1669486689260/ways-of-seeing-kongish-ng-hai港式英語-let-s同語言學家see-see#goog_rewarded

定義: Derived from '吹水唔抹嘴', this is a Kongish code-mixing term that refers to someone who brags about his or her achievements and doesn't take any responsibility for it. ie. To talk bullsh*t.

用法: E.g. Don't believe in what he says! He likes blowing water without wiping mouth all the time! (唔好信佢講既野！佢成日都鍾意喺度吹水唔抹嘴！)

同義詞: 吹水唔抹嘴