bo pian
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Malaysia[bo˩ p˭jɛn˩]
bo pian phrase: no choice; it cannot be helped; there’s no other way.
Phrase
bo pian
- No choice; it cannot be helped; there’s no other way.
- In Singapore, there is no choice being one of the world’s twenty smallest countries. Boh pien ah.2006, Stuart Lloyd, Gone Troppo: Hot Babes, Warm Weather, Cold Beer. Paradise!, Monsoon Books, page 13
- Eh, if cannot finish the work then bo bian must stay back2011 August 21, Kirsten, “It's Singlish Lah!”, in SEA Youth Say So, retrieved 22 Oct 2015
Forms of bo pian
| alternative form | bo bian |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bo pien |
| alternative form | boh bian |
| alternative form | boh pian |
| alternative form | boh pien |
Origin of bo pian
From Hokkien 無變／无变 (bô-piàn, “no choice”).
Words formed from bo pian
Questions about bo pian
- What does bo pian mean?
- Bo pian means no choice; it cannot be helped; there’s no other way.
- What part of speech is bo pian?
- Bo pian is a phrase.
- How do you pronounce bo pian?
- Bo pian is pronounced [bo˩ p˭jɛn˩] (Malaysia).
Words near bo pian in the dictionary
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