Etymology

I tell you

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Hokkien 我共汝講 /我共汝讲
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  1. Hokkien · calque of我共汝講 /我共汝讲“let me tell you something; listen up”
  2. English todayI tell you

From Etymology 1, or a calque of Hokkien 我共汝講 /我共汝讲 (oá kā lí kóng, “let me tell you something; listen up”).

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