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Kiasu (simplified Chinese: 惊输;
traditional Chinese: 驚輸; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiaⁿ-su) is a term
derived from the
Hokkien “kia”
meaning afraid and “su” meaning...
- Lau (刘夏宗) is a
Singaporean artist famous for his
iconic comic series Mr
Kiasu.
Since the 1990s, Lau has been
appointed creative director or co-producer...
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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...
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language code "ks")
Kernowek Standard, an
orthography for
Revived Cornish Kiasu,
Hokkien (a
Chinese spoken variant) word for 'extreme fear of losing' (怕输)...
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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...
- are from. Furthermore, the word "
kiasu" has been used in the
Singapore press since 2000
without being italicised;
Kiasu means "always
wanting the best for...
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Retrieved 2022-01-16. "We don't
treat audiences like they're stupid: Mr
Kiasu 2.0 star
Jaspers Lai on the 'dark'
humour in this
beloved local comedy series"...
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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...
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James Chin, "The 2015
Singapore Swing:
Depoliticised Polity and the Kiasi/
Kiasu Voter"
Archived 6
August 2020 at the
Wayback Machine. The
Round Table, Vol...
- and
answered question from the
members of the audience. Mr
Kiasu Book
Launch The Mr
Kiasu Book
Launch took
place on 15
December 2013.
After a
decade of...
