The story
Clipping of bo pian + -s (hypocoristic suffix), from Hokkien 無變/无变 (bô-piàn, “no choice”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of bo pian (“no choice; there’s no other way”). Full definition →
Clipping of bo pian + -s (hypocoristic suffix), from Hokkien 無變/无变 (bô-piàn, “no choice”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.