驚輸

See also: 惊输

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

驚輸

  1. (chiefly Min Nan) 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
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