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Where does “摩西摩西” come from?

摩西摩西 (Chinese) comes from Japanese もしもし, from Japanese もし — if; supposing; 模試 a mock exam.

摩西摩西 (Chinese): hello

Definitions

  1. hello

Ancestry of “摩西摩西”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseもしもしa common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used...
2Japaneseもしif; supposing; 模試 a mock exam
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