- Singapore, from the
emergence of Mr.
Kiasu to
government attempts to curb
Kiasuism.
Others have
considered Kiasuism as
something positive and beneficial...
-
Although Mr
Kiasu personified Singaporeans during the 1990s, Lau sees
Kiasuism as "a cross-section of
certain demographics"
rather than a
concept "deeply...
-
measures to
avoid risk and
Kiasu or
Kiasu-ism
means to take
extreme means to
achieve success.
Kiasi is not as po****r as
kiasu, but is
widely used by Hokkien-speaking...
-
Singaporeans had
already named their own version, "
kiasu".
Taken from the
Chinese dialect Hokkien,
kiasu translates to a fear of
losing out but also encomp****es...
-
including wah, sabo, lepak,
shiok and
hawker centre. On 11
February 2015,
kiasu was
chosen as OED's Word of the Day.
Singlish vocabulary formally takes...
- 2015). "
Kiasu is
Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Day:
Other Singlish words in the OED". The
Straits Times.
Retrieved 9
December 2024. "
kiasu, n. &...
- were
previously included in the OED's
online version,
including "lah" and "
kiasu".
Reactions were
generally positive for this part of
Singaporean identity...
- it-tīng is a loan from Mandarin. 驚輸 kiann-su Fear of
losing out/failure -
kiasu 驚失敗
kiann sit-pāi 公私 kong-si
Share 分 / 公家 pun / kong-ke 正 tsiā Very 真 tsin...
-
Firefly Red
Numbers Everybody's
Business Ah Gu 2014 A
Fantastic Ghost Wedding Kiasu 2015 My Papa Rich 2016
Young &
Fabulous Hao Lian Let's Eat 2017 Take 2 Hei...
-
language code "ks")
Kernowek Standard, an
orthography for
Revived Cornish Kiasu,
Hokkien (a
Chinese spoken variant) word for 'extreme fear of losing' (怕输)...
