Etymology

siong

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Today it means: Very tough, challenging. Full definition →

Hokkien 傷 /伤
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The story

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from傷 /伤
  2. English todaysiong

From Hokkien 傷 /伤 (siong).

Words from the same roots

Hokkien傷 all →

xiong

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.