<P> "Chop chop" or "chop - chop" is a phrase rooted in Cantonese . It spread through Chinese workers at sea and was adopted by English seamen . "Chop chop" means "hurry" and suggests that something should be done now and without delay . The word "chopsticks" likely originates from this same root . </P> <P> The term may have its origins in the South China Sea, as a Pidgin English version of the Cantonese term chok chok (Cantonese: 速 速; jyutping: cuk1 cuk1) which in turn is similar in usage to the Mandarin term k'wâi - k'wâi (Chinese: 快 快; pinyin: kuài kuài) or may have originated from Malay . </P>

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