kiasu

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kiasu person. Singapore,colloquial,derogatory,mildly
    — Apart from the kiasis and kiasus, there are also Singaporeans at the other end of the scale – the healthcare workers who put their lives at risk.
形容词 adj.
  1. Afraid to lose out, particularly because one is overly competitive. Singapore,colloquial,derogatory,mildly
    — No wonder the parents acted that way, she said. They were just being kia-su (afraid to lose out).

词形变化

more kiasu comparative most kiasu superlative kiasu plural kiasus plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Hokkien 驚輸／惊输 (kiaⁿ-su, “afraid to lose out”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Hokkien 驚輸／惊输 (kiaⁿ-su, “afraid to lose out”).
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