Dictionary

tio en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• [tjoʔ˨˩] (Singapore)
• (US) audio
• [tjoʔ˦˧] (Singapore, sentence-final) as an interjection

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h).

Meanings

1. (Singlish, uncommon) Correct; that's right.

Relateds

tio bo

tio en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [tjoʔ˨˩] (Singapore)
• (US) audio
• [tjoʔ˦˧] (Singapore, sentence-final) as an interjection

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h).

Meanings

1. (Singlish, invariable, transitive) To get, receive, experience, suffer or be affected by.
   • He tio virus
   • She tio money
2. (Singlish, intransitive, invariable) To win a game, especially a game of chance.
   • She play lottery and tio
3. (Singlish, auxiliary, invariable, rare) Used before a verb to indicate the passive voice.
   • I tio banned