When you need to cheer someone on in HK style - say “加油 gayau” or send a whatsapp message - “Add oil” .
“加油 gayau” literally means injecting fuel into a tank, is used to express encouragement or support in Chinese.
In Hong Kong, where a lot of people mix Chinese and English, “加油 gayau” is directly translated and “add oil” is also used, especially when we are sending messages.
I have always find it difficult to express “加油 gayau” in English, and now I can simply use “add oil” as this term has been made an official term in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2018!
#Gayau everyone 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 Add oil!
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