what is "chio bu"?

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Casey

Re: what is "chio bu"?

Post by Casey »

There are two different characters of "chio" here:
The one ppk referred to is "俏". It means pretty (usually for women). It is not derogatory.
The second one which Ping referred to is "_肖" with a left hand side similar to that of "dog" (狗). In Hokkien, "起_肖" = "发情". So, this one is derogatory.
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