香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to an amount of work in a less quantifiable way, in order to sound less like they are complaining about how much work or burden they have.

用法: E.g. 仲有task要做？我最近已經多左workload。(There are still tasks to do? I already have more workload recently.)

同義詞: 工作量

參考: https://www.baby-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=23644122

定義: A code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who has an interest in the same gender without making it sound so clear and explicit in case someone is eavesdropping. At other times, it can be used to describe something as awkward such as a plot in a story or film.

用法: E.g. A: 我想問你一個問題：你係咪gay架? B: 唔好喇掛，我唔想搞gay。 (A: I want to ask you a question: Are you gay? B: No thanks, I don't want to be gay.) E.g. A: 今次套電影好睇嗎？B: 我覺得啲劇情好gay囉。(A: Do you like the movie this time? B: I think the story is really gay.)

同義詞: 同性戀, 搞gay

參考: https://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/1088/

定義: This is a code-mixing term that is used instead of the Cantonese equivalent '大文件夾' to refer to a large-sized folder for keeping documents.

用法: E.g. 如果folder唔夠大，搵個binder再放哂D文件入去。

同義詞: 大文件夾

定義: A shortened code-mixing term that Hong Kongers often use to refer to uploading files to the internet. ('上載')

用法: E.g. 快D幫我up張相到IG啦！

定義: Often pronounced with a rising tone, this is a code-mixing term that is often overused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong when they have trouble answering a question or want to avoid embarrassment.

用法: E.g. Well，呢個問題我要諗吓先再答你。 E.g. Well，其實你都講得有道理。

參考: https://www.hk01.com/開罐/128449/你是否-偽abc-chill-中文意思係咩-10個港人常用錯英文字

定義: Originated from Italian meaning 'milk', this is a code-mixing used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the type of coffee made with espresso and hot steamed milk, which they believe should not be as heavy as other kinds of coffee as the term '拿鐵' denotes, which has the literal meaning of 'carry metal'.

用法: E.g. 唔該，我想要一杯tall size既latte。(Excuse me, may I have a tall sized latte?)

同義詞: 拿鐵

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3648151/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to whether people are on the same page of a situation or task.

用法: E.g. 我覺得我地唔係好sync。可唔可以catch up一吓我地做既野?

同義詞: 同步

參考: https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5114233

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe strenuous tasks that are almost impossible to complete.

用法: E.g. Getting my son to do homework is like pulling a cow up the tree!

同義詞: 拉牛上樹

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

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase used by native Hong Kongers to describe a situation where there is a scene or fight going on between people, and you are just excited to watch what will happen as a bystander. '食住花生等睇戲' can be shortened to '食花生' sometimes.

用法: E.g. I have never seen people argue like this over Whatsapp! Let's eat peanuts while waiting to watch a film!

同義詞: 食住花生等睇戲

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

定義: This is a code-mixing phrase that Hong Kongers like to use instead of '諗到' in Cantonese.

用法: E.g. 我暫時仲未figure out到點樣solve個problem。

參考: https://english.cool/code-switching/