Meaning

1 senses
  1. A hatchet man, in Chinese contexts.

Origin

From Taishanese 斧頭仔 /斧头仔 (bu² heu³ doi², literally “hatchet boy”).

From Taishanese 斧頭仔 /斧头仔 (bu² heu³ doi², literally “hatchet boy”).

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Forms

plural: boo how doys
Singularboo how doy
Pluralboo how doys

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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