驚輸
See also: 惊输
Chinese
editto startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm |
to transport; to lose | ||
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trad. (驚輸) | 驚 | 輸 | |
simp. (惊输) | 惊 | 输 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄨ
- 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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驚輸/惊输
- (Standard Chinese)
- Southern Min
Noun
edit驚輸
- (chiefly Southern Min) fear of losing
Usage notes
editThe 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
edit- → English: kiasu