香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to cover a range of criteria in an exam such as a person's thought or perspective, process of thinking, mental attitude, reasoning path, etc. Sometimes, it may be a term short for critical thinking.

用法: E.g. 考作文好睇你個thinking。(A writing exam really tests your thinking.)

同義詞: 諗法; 思路; 思考; 思想; 思維

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2517481/page/2

定義: Pronounced as 'fan-see' with a rising intonation on the second syllable, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers use to refer to admirers of a person, such as a celebrity.  Sometimes, the transliteration of the word '粉絲' is used instead.

用法: E.g. 我係你既忠心fans黎架。同我影張相好嗎？

同義詞: 粉絲

定義: A polite way of addressing a stranger, usually a much older person, when you meet them for the first time.

用法: E.g. 哈佬Auntie，你好呀！ E.g. 仔仔，快Ｄ叫聲Auntie啦。

同義詞: 阿姨; 姨姨

參考: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3048345/hong-kong-comes-alive-learning-cantonese-make-sure-you-know

定義: A code-mixing term that Hong Kong salesman love to use as a strategy to advertise their products without sounding like they're doing it for the sake of spreading the word or selling their product.

用法: E.g. 我地公司兒家做緊promotion。你唔買就走寶喇喂。(Our company is now doing promotion. If you don't buy, you'll miss out.)

同義詞: 宣傳，推廣

參考: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340689372_Code-Mixing_as_a_Promotion_Strategy_in_Shopping_Centres

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to display your level of knowledge, as if you come from higher education background.

用法: E.g. 老闆：我覺得呢個idea好有potential。快D走去落實啦。 E.g. 我覺得你個人好有potential。不過就寸左Ｄ。

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: A euphemistic code-mixing term that refers to 'menstruation' in English.  However, it is also used as 'M記' to refer to McDonald\'s.

用法: E.g. 唔好話我聽兒家先黎M麻？ E.g. 今次真係M到阿媽都唔認得喇！E.g. 今日又食M記？唔好喇掛！

定義: Derived from the Chinese term '內卷' and often translated as 'involution', this is an Englishised code-mixing term that describes an economic situation where excessive competition does not lead to development and innovation. This may lead to people feeling stressed, anxious, and trapped, as the two characters mean 'inside rolling'.

用法: E.g. I'm stuck in the rat race! I'm so tired of competing with everyone just to climb the career ladder!

同義詞: 內卷

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjTg1G8rpVc

定義: A code-mixing term used by local Hong Kong students to describe something or someone being reliable, awesome or decent.

用法: E.g. 呢間canteen好firm。(This canteen is reliable and decent.) E.g. A: 你今次成績點呀？B: 超Firm呀，一定勁高分！(A: How is your exam result? B: Super awesome, certainly very high marks!)

同義詞: 掂, 穩陣

參考: https://www.elle.com.hk/life/popular-slangs

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