| 词条 | Chop chop (phrase) |
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"Chop chop" is a phrase rooted in Cantonese. It spread through Chinese workers at sea and was adopted by English seamen.[1] "Chop chop" means "hurry" and suggests that something should be done now and without delay. The word "chopsticks" likely originates from this same root.[2] The term may have its origins in the South China Sea, as a Pidgin English version of the Cantonese term chok chok (Cantonese: {{lang|yue-Hant|速速}}; jyutping: cuk1 cuk1) which in turn is similar in usage to the Mandarin term k'wâi-k'wâi ({{zh-cp|c=快快|p=kuài kuài}})[1] or may have originated from Malay.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for Cantonese and Malay language claims|date=August 2016}} See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/chop-chop.html|title=Chop-chop|publisher=Phrase Finder|accessdate=19 January 2015}} 2. ^Oxford English Dictionary, 2013. "chop-stick, n.2." Accessed on June 26, 2013. External links
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