'Diu' in 'Siam diu' does not come from the Cantonese 吊. It would be weird to have both Hokkien and Cantonese word in a single term. 'Diu' comes from the Hokkien word for 场 (https://zh.forvo.com/word/%E5%9C%BA/#nan) meaning a place or venue, in this case, a club.

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