Kiasu: Difference between revisions

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'''kiasu'''

# Afraid to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lose_out lose out], especially due to being overly ~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/competitive~~ competitive].

# Afraid to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lose_out lose out], especially due to being overly competitive.

~~#* 1985, Irene Hoe, ''The Straits Times'', 22 December, p. 20:~~

~~#*: “No wonder the parents acted that way, she said. They were just being ''kia-su'' (afraid to lose out).”~~

~~#* 1988, “Pro Bono Puntero”, ''The Straits Times'', 11 December, p. 35:~~

~~#*: “The kia-si/kia-su (‘afraid to die/afraid to lose’) attitude of the Totalisator Boards in Malaysia and Singapore is deplorable.”~~

~~#* 1989, ''The Straits Times'', 26 April, p. 2:~~

~~#*: “The ''kia-su'' attitude is the reason for this, says the reader.”~~

~~#* 1999, ''The Business Times'' (Singapore), 13 October, p. 2:~~

~~#*: “For the uninitiated, ''kiasu'' means ‘afraid to lose’ in the Hokkien dialect.”~~

~~#* 2000, Leong Liew Geok, ''Women without Men'', p. 130:~~

~~#*: “Kiasu cannot lose, / Kiasi cannot die...”~~

~~#* 2001, Carolyn Chew, ''Today'', 20 February, p. 6:~~

~~#*: “Too often you hear about Singaporeans with the ‘K syndrome’, meaning ''kiasu'' (afraid of losing out)...”~~

~~#* 2009, Lionel de Souza, ''Today'', 27 October, p. 28:~~

~~#*: “Singaporeans’ ''kiasu'' spirit came to the fore~~.”

# Someone who makes a selfish decision out of fear that they might miss out on something important.

====Derived terms====

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 '''kiasu'''
-# Afraid to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lose_out lose out], especially due to being overly [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/competitive competitive].
+# Afraid to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lose_out lose out], especially due to being overly competitive.
-#* 1985, Irene Hoe, ''The Straits Times'', 22 December, p. 20:
-#*: “No wonder the parents acted that way, she said. They were just being ''kia-su'' (afraid to lose out).”
-#* 1988, “Pro Bono Puntero”, ''The Straits Times'', 11 December, p. 35:
-#*: “The kia-si/kia-su (‘afraid to die/afraid to lose’) attitude of the Totalisator Boards in Malaysia and Singapore is deplorable.”
-#* 1989, ''The Straits Times'', 26 April, p. 2:
-#*: “The ''kia-su'' attitude is the reason for this, says the reader.”
-#* 1999, ''The Business Times'' (Singapore), 13 October, p. 2:
-#*: “For the uninitiated, ''kiasu'' means ‘afraid to lose’ in the Hokkien dialect.”
-#* 2000, Leong Liew Geok, ''Women without Men'', p. 130:
-#*: “Kiasu cannot lose, / Kiasi cannot die...”
-#* 2001, Carolyn Chew, ''Today'', 20 February, p. 6:
-#*: “Too often you hear about Singaporeans with the ‘K syndrome’, meaning ''kiasu'' (afraid of losing out)...”
-#* 2009, Lionel de Souza, ''Today'', 27 October, p. 28:
-#*: “Singaporeans’ ''kiasu'' spirit came to the fore.”
 # Someone who makes a selfish decision out of fear that they might miss out on something important.
 ====Derived terms====