Add oil
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add-oil-212-4457178
title:
Add oil
text:
"Add oil" is a Hong Kong English expression used as an encouragement and support to a person. Derived from the Chinese phrase Gayau, the expression is literally translated from the Cantonese phrase. It is originated in Hong Kong and is commonly used by bilingual Hong Kong speakers. "Add oil" can be roughly translated as "Go for it". Though it is often described as "the hardest to translate well", the literal translation is the result of Chinglish and was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in
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Hong Kong English expression
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Add_oil
date created:
2018-10-16T17:51:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T08:39:29Z
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