驚輸

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See also: 惊输

Chinese

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


Noun

驚輸

  1. (chiefly Southern Min) fear of losing

Usage notes

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

  • English: kiasu

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