驚輸

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)		驚	輸
simp. (惊输)		惊	输

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngshū

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄕㄨ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiaⁿ-su

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄕㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingshu
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-shu¹
  - Yale: jīng-shū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingshu
  - Palladius: цзиншу (czinšu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-su
  - Tâi-lô: kiann-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kviasw
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /kiã⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiã³³ su³³/

Noun

驚輸

(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

See also

驚死／惊死

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