香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kong businessmen to refer to something that they give a damn about, as the equivalent terms '理', '在乎' or '關心' in Cantonese sound too romantic or loving in a professional setting.

用法: E.g. 我唔care你要OT到幾多點，總之要幫我搞掂。 E.g. 其實我都好care我既員工既福利。 E.g. 艾東care! (I don't care!)

同義詞: 理; 在乎; 關心

定義: Derived from '大耳窿' with '窿' sounds like 'loan' in English, this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase that refers to a person or company that offers loans at extremely high interest rates.

用法: E.g. Don't borrow money from this company. It is a big ear hole!

同義詞: 大耳窿

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

用法: E.g. 同完個user傾好要咩feature未呀？ E.g. 喺user既角度，呢個係一個bug。

同義詞: 使用者

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers like to use instead of '圖案'.

用法: E.g. 件衫個pattern幾靚喎。喺邊到買架？ E.g. 同學：喂，你覺得每次Ｄ ＭＣ題目會有咩pattern呀？

同義詞: 圖案

定義: A tag switching phrase overused by Fake ABCs to create a western appeal.

用法: Eg. Come on baby! 聽日同我出街啦！

同義詞: 來吧

參考: https://www.ctgoodjobs.hk/article/中英夾雜-同事經常扮abc-文法錯漏百出-打工仔-唔識就講返中文啦/1342-29015

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

定義: (idiom) Derived from '雞同鴨講', this is a Kongish code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe two people who are unable to understand each other due to a difference of language or values. In other words, the conversation just seems to go round and round with each person talking over each other.

用法: E.g. I think we will never understand each other because we work in different departments. What a chicken and duck talk!

同義詞: 雞同鴨講

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-word-of-the-month-雞同鴨講-chicken-duck-talk/

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers who think that there should not be work life balance in a job.

用法: E.g. 鍾培生：創立HKTCG呢段時間，我發現工作係唔應該有work life balance！(Derek Chung: Since founding HKTCG, I’ve realized that work shouldn't be about "work-life balance"!)

同義詞: 工作與生活平衡

參考: https://www.threads.com/@khdcheung/post/DaLDfNyj872?xmt=AQG0d2CtkCfBLCF7_hL8i3UT_5pM4sQhmEna6BzrSZp21XK0l6N0Qcq3Yei7A41-B_gwqJk7&slof=1

定義: Often pronounced as 'fi-lo' with a rising tone on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that is more generic to be used for a number of different items in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 唔該copy呢個file比我。（電腦檔案） E.g. 買多個file儲住D紀錄。（文件夾） E.g. 警察：我哋會睇返呢單case既file。（檔案）

同義詞: 文件夾; 檔案

參考: https://aclanthology.org/O09-5003.pdf

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to express frustration or distress when one encounters a problem.

用法: E.g. Ding! I missed the bus! (頂) E.g. Ding your lungs! How dare you talk to me like this? (頂你個肺)

參考: https://ovolohotels.com/ovolo/blog/7-cantonese-slangs-guaranteed-to-impress-a-local/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CDing!&text=Definition%3A%20It's%20simply%20another%20way,and%20shout%2C%20%E2%80%9CDING!%E2%80%9D