香港中英夾雜字典

定義: Known as Kongish, this is a code-mixing phrase that native Hong Kongers use to describe someone who is bragging about their achievements. (扮哂蟹 - baan6 saai3 haai5)

用法: E.g. A: Stop acting like a crab! You think you are better than me?!

同義詞: 扮哂蟹

參考: https://zolimacitymag.com/pop-cantonese-大頭蝦-big-head-prawn-language-hong-kong/

定義: A romanised code-mixing phrase used by Hong Kong expats when they want to order something in a restaurant but don't know how to read a menu.

用法: E.g. Mm goi waiter! Ni gor please!

同義詞: 呢個, this

參考: https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/travel/basic-cantonese-phrases-every-traveller-to-hong-kong-needs-to-know

定義: (verb) A more suitable term for the Cantonese equivalent word '檢查', which sounds too formal and serious, like doing a body check.

用法: E.g. 同我check吓份文件好嗎？

同義詞: 檢查

參考: https://holiday.presslogic.com/article/224449/港式-廣東話-中英夾雜-口語-香港人-搭lift-食lunch

定義: (verb) A code-mixing term that local Hong Kongers like to use to refer to paper being stuck in a printer.

用法: E.g. 個printer又jam紙？唔係掛？

同義詞: 卡住紙

參考: https://www.threads.net/@hongtonese/post/C8zlfwZytLZ

定義: A code-mixing term used by upper class Hong Kongers to refer to the famous French luxury brand ‘Louis Vuitton’. However, the grassroots class Hong Kongers may pronounce it as ‘eh-lo-wee’.

用法: Ａ：你最想買邊隻手袋呀？Ｂ：唔洗問緊係ＬＶ啦。(A: Which handbag do you want to buy? B: No need to ask. Must be LV.)

同義詞: Louis Vuitton

參考: https://amp.lihkg.com/thread/3065984/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term that is often misused by Fake ABC's in Hong Kong to mean 'outfit'.

用法: E.g. BB豬，我今日個ｏｕｔｌｏｏｋ係咪好靚呀？

同義詞: 外表

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: A code-mixing term that westernised Hong Kongers often use to ask someone to go to an event in a polite and semi-formal manner.

用法: E.g. A: 可唔可以叫埋我個friend黎？B: 好呀，等我invite埋佢啦。(A: Can you get my friend to come as well? B: Sure, let me invite him.)

同義詞: 邀請

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/2051830/page/2

定義: Originated as 'beat patrol' from London Metropolitan Police, this is a code-mixing term that native Hong Kongers often use as 'walking the beat', which refers to patrolling a designated area on foot as a police officer.

用法: E.g. 警員今日要行 beat。(Police officers need to go on patrol today.)

同義詞: 行咇

參考: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2018/12/04/WH1812040003.htm

定義: A code-mixing term used by working class Hong Kongers to describe something that is going on simultaneously as another, such as a task or event. At other times, it can also be used to describe things happening outside of work such as love relationships.

用法: E.g. 呢兩個task幫我睇吓可唔可以同時parallel咁樣進行。(Help me see whether the two tasks can proceed at the same time.) E.g. 點解拍拖唔可以Parallel咁進行？ (Why can't you date more than one person at the same time?)

同義詞: 同時間

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/3070535/page/1

定義: A code-mixing term used by overseas educated Hong Kongers to describe people with high standards of social, moral and ethical behaviour which covers everything from the way they look, dress, and talk.

用法: E.g. 我覺得呢個行業既人都係好proper。(I think everybody in this industry are so proper.)

同義詞: 規矩, 正當, 得體

參考: https://lihkg.com/thread/4012349/page/1