有木有

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	tree; wood	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
trad. (有木有)		有	木	有
simp. #(有木有)		有	木	有

Etymology

A sentence-final emphatic assertive particle. From a netizen transformation of 有沒有／有没有 (yǒu méi yǒu, “to have or not have; is there ...?”). Popularized through a post on Renren entitled 學法語的人你傷不起啊！／学法语的人你伤不起啊！ (“People learning French, you can't take it!”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒumùyǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒumùyǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒumùyǒu
    • Wade–Giles: yu³-mu⁴-yu³
    • Yale: yǒu-mù-yǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoumuhyeou
    • Palladius: юмую (jumuju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

有木有

1. (neologism, slang) innit; damn right