English
I tell you
Synonym of I can tell you.
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Origin
From Etymology 1, or a calque of Hokkien 我共汝講 /我共汝讲 (oá kā lí kóng, “let me tell you something; listen up”).
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- calqueHokkien我共汝講 “let me tell you something; listen up”