驚輸

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Chinese[edit]

 
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
to transport; to lose
trad. (驚輸)
simp. (惊输)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

驚輸

  1. (chiefly Southern Min) fear of losing

Usage notes[edit]

The extended meaning is rendered in Mandarin by the idiom 佔著茅坑不拉屎占着茅坑不拉屎 (zhàn zhe máokēng bù lā shǐ, “occupying the latrine without defecating”).

Descendants[edit]

  • English: kiasu

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