出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/12/03 21:19 UTC 版)
Calque of Chinese 加油 (jiāyóu), particularly in Hong Kong contexts via its Cantonese pronunciation gaa1 jau4-2, sometimes credited to shouts of support during the Macau Grand Prix. Cf. cooking with gas, gas up, fuel up, etc.
add oil (third-person singular simple present adds oil, present participle adding oil, simple past and past participle added oil)