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

Phrase

有木有

  1. (neologism, slang) innit; damn right
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