香港中英夾雜字典

定義: A code-mixing term created by Hong Kong KOL Matthew (matthewpwj_) and Janice (janicewanwan) to refer a typical Hong Kong mother whose teaching style towards children often includes many English words mixed into their Cantonese dialogue.

用法: E.g. Jayden呀，如果你兒家唔食野，下次Mami就唔帶你黎呢D restaurant，去返樓下茶餐廳食算喇。(Jayden, if you don't eat, Mami will not bring you to this kind of restaurant again, we will go back to the Cha Chan Teng downstairs next time.) E.g. Elaine，你係咪講粗口呀，Mami好shocked呀。你平時唔係咁架喎，你係邊度學壞呀? (Elaine, did you swear? Mami is so shocked. You were never like this before. Where did you learn this? E.g. Esmond，陣間uncle auntie黎記住嗌人呀。大聲D呀。(Esmond, when Uncle and Auntie arrives, remember to address them. Loudly.)

同義詞: Jayden阿媽

參考: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWqgOP1Dyfq/ (使用手機版本)

定義: A code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use when they want to express rejection politely without sounding so blunt.

用法: E.g. 我發現幾多人返工唔識Say No。(I found out there are many people who don't know how to say no at work.) E.g. 唔好意思，我要揸車，所以要對酒精say no。(Sorry, I need to drive so I have to say no to drinking.)

同義詞: 講唔好

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3268602/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to vocabulary that they simply need to memorise for tests and exams but don't really use in their everyday life.

用法: E.g. 另外就係成日都喺度死記硬背vocab, 好複雜咁樣教文法，聽到都頭痛。(The other thing is that we always needed to memorise vocabulary like rote-learning, and grammar is also being taught in a very complicated way, which is a headache to listen to.)

同義詞: 詞彙

參考: https://www.threads.com/share/BANtUhMr8G/

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: 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 code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to refer to socialising with people when they are too tired of '應酬' in Cantonese where one is eating, drinking or entertaining clients for the sake of establishing business relations.

用法: E.g. 曾經諗過改 逼自己扮social 但最後發現乜都唔理做番自己最舒服 唔洗夾硬逼自己扮哂野去應酬人 (I once thought about forcing myself to pretend to be social, but in the end I found that I didn't need to care about anything but being myself was the most comfortable. I didn't have to force myself to pretend to be social to entertain people.)

同義詞: 應酬

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/310048/page/3

定義: A code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to the time period up to now without sounding so formal and elegant in social situations.

用法: E.g. So far我覺得呢間餐廳幾好食, 但係service有D差囉。(So far I think the food in this restaurant is quite good, but the service is a little bad.)

同義詞: 目前為止, 至今

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3926896/page/1

定義: A shortened term for 'long distance' meaning to have a long distance relationship with someone.

用法: E.g. 我plan左去working holiday。到陣時要同男朋友long d喇。

同義詞: 遠距離戀愛; 異地戀

參考: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uik5GWvXiLA&t=210s

定義: A code-mixing term used by Hong Kong local students to refer to a person who has never been in a relationship before. ie. Available 0.

用法: E.g. A零在地下鐵是沒有出路的。(There is 'no way out' for an A0 person. *no such thing as an A0 exit in the MTR subway*)

同義詞: Available 0; 未拍過拖

參考: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BuKkfnduQ/

定義: Originated from '甩P' in Cantonese, this is a Kongish code-mixing term used by native Hong Kongers to refer to losing one's probationary driving licence period in order to obtain a full driving licence.

用法: E.g. 在香港新領取車牌後，需在汽車展示「P」字，司機擁有1年駕駛經驗方可獲正式駕駛執照，即俗稱「甩P」。(After receiving a new car licence in Hong Kong, the "P" sign is required to be displayed on a person's car. Drivers need to have one year of driving experience before they can obtain a full driving licence, commonly known as "lose P".)

同義詞: 甩P

參考: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ6XwbejWAe/ (使用手機版本)