香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong local students to encourage others to keep studying hard and make progress every day.

用法: E.g. My Chinese classmates often tell me to 'Good good study, day day up'. It's so catchy!

同義詞: 好好學習，天天向上

參考: https://dw-media.tkww.hk/epaper/tkp/20091103/A25_Screen.pdf

定義: A fashionable, elegant way of referring to dinner in Cantonese.

用法: Eg. 去邊到食dinner好呢？ Eg. 你想去邊到吃din呀？

同義詞: 晚餐

參考: http://www.patrickchu.net/uploads/9/0/5/3/9053324/2007_free_ppt.pdf

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing idiom used by native Hong Kongers to describe someone who refuses to concede despite knowing that they made the mistake in the first place. '死雞撐飯蓋' can also be shortened to '死撐' sometimes.

用法: E.g. You know you've done wrong! Stop being like a dead chicken propping up the rice cooker lid!

同義詞: 死雞撐飯蓋

參考: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-popular-cantonese-idioms

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to making the remark "looks good to me" after doing a code review for a programmer, which means the work has been done properly.

用法: E.g. Review完喇，ＬＧＴＭ！ϵ( 'Θ' )϶

同義詞: 睇落唔錯

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3878537/page/24

定義: (verb) A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to refer to a less physical directing of attention onto something. Sometimes, it may be used in order to avoid sounding like one has ADHD.

用法: E.g. 老師，我頭先focus唔到聽書，可唔可以再講多次？(Teacher, I really can't focus on listening to your lecture. Can you repeat again?)

同義詞: 專注; 集中

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/CynQSwpSd-P/?img_index=5 (使用手機版本)

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to the wire that melts when the electric current exceeds the safe level in a device.

用法: E.g. 唔好chur到部機咁行，如果咪燒fuse屎架。

同義詞: 燒fuse, 燒保險絲

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3579513/page/2

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: Pronounced with a rising intonation on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to doing something at exactly the right time, such as a love relationship.

用法: E.g. 其實愛情都幾講timing。有時要搵啱個timing先可以喺埋一齊。

同義詞: 時機

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/60469/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by a Jayden Mami to express admiration and honour towards a child without sounding too arrogant, self-important or dramatic as the Cantonese equivalent terms denote.

用法: E.g. Jayden呀，你今次考試一百分呀？Mami好proud of你呀。(Jayden, you got 100 marks in this exam? Mami is so proud of you!)

同義詞: 驕傲；以你為榮；自豪

參考: https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/32423/does-the-usage-of-the-word-proud-骄傲-自豪-or-而荣-in-chinese-differ-from-that-i

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to something happening or behaving the same way as before over time.

用法: E.g. 我：‘I need to stay consistent!’ 講英文人：Consistent 廣東話係乜嘢？(Me: I need to stay consistent! English speaker: What is consistent in Cantonese?)

同義詞: keep住

參考: https://www.threads.com/@tracywongdc/post/DE-HfeUuJEx