Meanings
noun
- A hatchet man, in Chinese contexts.
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Origin
- Taishanese斧頭仔 /斧头仔
- Englishboo how doy
From Taishanese 斧頭仔 /斧头仔 (bu² heu³ doi², literally “hatchet boy”).
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