驚輸
See also: 惊输
Chinese
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm | to transport; to lose | ||
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trad. (驚輸) | 驚 | 輸 | |
simp. (惊输) | 惊 | 输 |
Pronunciation
Noun
驚輸
- (chiefly Min Nan) fear of losing
- The extended meaning is rendered in Mandarin by the idiom 占著茅坑不拉屎/占着茅坑不拉屎 (“occupying the latrine without defecating”).
Descendants
- English: kiasu
See also
- 驚死/惊死