English
mai tu liao
Mai tu liao comes from Hokkien 莫躇了 ‘don't hesitate’.
- Hokkienmodern莫躇了mài thû liáu‘don't hesitate’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002mai tu liao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern莫躇了mài thû liáu‘don't hesitate’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002mai tu liao
Earliest quotation: 2002, 6 January, Dionne: “So "mai tu liao"! Come and write news stories…”
Every English word from Hokkien 莫躇了
Today it means
verb Do not hesitate; take action immediately.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 莫躇了 / mai tu liao