Etymology

yan dao

Today it means: Handsome, pretty boy. Full definition →

Hokkien 緣投 /缘投
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from緣投 /缘投“handsome”
  2. English todayyan dao

Borrowed from Hokkien 緣投 /缘投 (iân-tâu, “handsome”); spelling influenced by Mandarin's Hanyu Pinyin romanization. Compare Tagalog yantaw.

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