bo jio

/boː˨ ˈt͡sjoː˦/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

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Colloquial

"Wa Lao William Tan, Why you Bo Jio Me to eat Domino’s Pizza?"
"When we asked you for your favourite Singlish Slang, alamak, all the kiasu people rushed to share their favourites! Some won prizes. That could have been you. We hope next time you wouldn’t paiseh and join in the fun. Don’t say we bojio hor."
"Don’t say we bo jio you to use JIO."
"Why got free barbecue 'bo jio'?"

From Hokkien 無／无 (bô, “not”) + 招 (chio, “invite”).

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How do you pronounce bo jio?

The recorded pronunciation is /boː˨ ˈt͡sjoː˦/.

What does bo jio mean?

Where does bo jio come from?

From Hokkien 無／无 (bô, “not”) + 招 (chio, “invite”).

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