kan ni na bu

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What does kan ni na bu mean?

Fuck your mother; fuck.

Where does kan ni na bu come from?

From Hokkien 姦恁娘母 /奸恁娘母 (kàn-lín-niâ-bú / kàn-ní-nâ-bú). The variant kan ni na beh likely results from a shortening of the last two syllables in 姦恁娘母的 /奸恁娘母的 (kàn-lín-niâ-bú-ê, “fuck your mother's”) from bú-ê to bé.

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