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1. It's a delicious condiment (to many) that goes on hamburgers in the USA, and its name comes from Chinese.
2. I'm very enthusiastic about your chances of figuring out this word that was borrowed from our Chinese friends!
3. This agitating psychological term first emerged during the Korean War.
4. This very Japanese word turns out to have some Chinese origins as well!
5. The etymology of this blustery word is in dispute; some tempestuously say it's from Greek, while others violently insist it's Chinese.
6. Richie Rich and Mr. Howell would know what this word means, even if they didn't know about its backstory.
7. This clay is found in the state of Georgia, USA, but it's named for the Chinese town where it has been mined as well.
8. Cheers and saluté to you if you already knew that this expression of good wishes, sometimes uttered by Italians, was Chinese in origin.
9. When Hall and Oates sang this in the 1980s, they probably didn't realize it was a literal translation of a Chinese phrase.
10. Chairman Mao used this memorable idiom to describe someone who is all bark and no bite.
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