Etymology

tio bo

Today it means: Right?, is that right? (checking agreement or seeking confirmation) Full definition →

Hokkien 著無 /著无
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from著無 /著无“right?”
  2. English todaytio bo

Borrowed from Hokkien 著無 /著无 (tio̍h bô, “right?”, literally “correct no?”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.