Etymology

pai kia

Today it means: gangster; hooligan Full definition →

Hokkien 歹囝
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from歹囝
  2. English todaypai kia

Borrowed from Hokkien 歹囝 (pháiⁿ-kiáⁿ).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.