Add oil is an expression that has gained a lot of currency in Hong Kong in the last few years. A literal translation of the Cantonese phrase ga yau, it is used by Hong Kongers as an exclamation expressing encouragement or support.

“Add oil”是近几年香港人广泛使用的一种表达方式，它是粤语“ga yau”（加油的粤语发音）的字面翻译，是表达鼓励或支持的感叹词。

According to Oxford University Press, a word must require sufficient independent examples of use over a “reasonable amount of time” to be considered for inclusion. 

牛津大学出版社表示，一个词需要在“合理的一段时间”内有足够多的独立使用案例才能被考虑纳入词典内。

The publishers also consider whether the word has reached a “level of general currency”, that is, understood by readers without the need of an explanation of its meaning.

出版社还会考虑这个词是否达到了“通用标准”，即读者不需要注解便能理解它的意思。

If we really are serious about being Asia's World City, we still have a lot of work to do. So add oil, everyone!

如果我们真想成为亚洲的世界级城市，那么我们还有很多事情要做。所以各位，加油吧！

Hong Kong English continues to flourish in post-colonial Hong Kong, with some popular local expressions increasingly used in English rather than the original Cantonese. One example is "add oil", a direct translation of gayau, a term of encouragement meaning keep going.

港式英语在后殖民时代的香港继续蓬勃发展，很多流行的当地表达在英文中用到的频率甚至超过原来的广东话。一个例子就是“加油”，是gayau的直译，表达鼓励之意。

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lose face

Be humiliated or come to be less highly respected.

被羞辱或被轻视。

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Jiaozi

In Chinese cookery: a crescent-shaped dumpling of thin pastry dough, stuffed with a finely minced paste (typically made of pork, cabbage, and garlic chives), and steam-fried, deep-fried, grilled, or boiled.

在中式烹饪中，由薄面皮做成的新月形饺子，馅料常为猪肉、卷心菜、韭菜等切成的细末，可煎、炸、烤、煮。

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Goji Berry

A bright red edible berry widely cultivated in China, supposed to contain high levels of certain vitamins.

一种鲜红色可食用浆果，在中国广泛种植，某些维生素含量很高。

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Hongbao

A traditional Chinese gift of money presented in a red envelope.

一种传统中国礼物，用红色信封装的钱。

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Guanxi

The system of social networks and influential relationships which facilitate business and other dealings.

社交关系网和有影响力的关系，有助于业务或其他交易来往。

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Wuxia

A genre of Chinese fiction or cinema featuring itinerant warriors of ancient China, often depicted as capable of superhuman feats of martial arts.

一种中国小说或电影类型，描写中国古代的游侠故事，角色常练就一身超人武功。

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Hutong

A narrow lane or alleyway in a traditional residential area of a Chinese city, especially Beijing.

中国城市传统居民区里的狭窄小巷，尤见于北京。