It originated in the USA with the meaning of OK. In Japan and South Korea it signifies “money”; among Arabs this gesture is usually accompanied by a baring of teeth， and together they signify extreme hostility. This same gesture is considered obscene in some Latin American countries and Germany and to the Tunisian it means “I will kill you”.

OK手勢源于美國，表示“行，可以，沒問題”。在日本和韓國，它象征金錢;在阿拉伯人中，這個手勢通常伴隨著露出牙齒，合在一起表示極端的敵意。同樣的手勢在一些拉美國家和德國被認(rèn)為是淫穢的。對突尼斯人來說，這意味著“我要?dú)⒘四恪薄?/p>

（王長春 輯）