新加坡华语资料库

本资料库收录了具有文化、历史或情感意义的华语词汇。这些词汇是新加坡人过去或现在的生活用语，有的见于印刷媒体，有的则在日常对话中使用。

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输

shū

afraid of losing to others (colloquially known as kiasu)

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生活用语

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释义

动词、形容词

形容胆小，不敢参与竞争。
害怕输给别人、事事争先恐后。
贪小便宜。
指霸位、插队的行为。
过度准备或要求过高。

DEFINITION

Verb , Adjective

To describe someone who is timid and afraid of competing with others.
To be afraid of losing to others, always rushing to be the first.
To crave small gains.
To describe behaviours of jumping queue or hogging a spot.
To be overprepared or have unrealistic expectations.

由来

有一种说法是在新加坡开始实施国民服役时，对于那些不敢面对困难或危险军训的人，普遍用“惊死”（福建话）来嘲笑他们。可能因“死”和“输”语音相近，在应用中逐渐以“输”取代了“死”，而且“怕输”比“怕死”更能表达胆小的含义。

ETYMOLOGY

One belief is that when Singapore first implemented National Service, people who were averse to the hardship or dangerous training were mocked with the term kiasi (Hokkien for “fearful of death”). Perhaps as the word “si” sounds phonetically similar to “su”, the term “kiasi” evolved to become “kiasu”. “Kiasu” also encompasses the meaning of being timid.

例句

一项新调查显示，我国有多达71%的家长，送孩子去参加至少一项额外课程，和亚太区另外15个国家地区相比，我国的家长在“怕输榜”上，排名第八。（《我报》，4/12/2013）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

A new survey indicates that up to 71% of local parents send their children to at least one enrichment class. Compared to 15 other countries in the Asia Pacific, Singaporean parents are in eighth place on the “Kiasu Ranking”. (My Paper, 4/12/2013)