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 to lose. [1] It is commonly defined as “the fear of losing,” and is directed at a person who behaves competitively to either attain their goal or to get ahead of others. [ 1 ]

在新加坡，「驚輸先生」（Mr. Kiasu）是一名知名的漫画人物，出现在新加坡街头和政府宣传品中。 其凡事争第一、贪便宜的性格被认为反映了新加坡人的生活侧面，并被认为暗含了新加坡对冒险与开拓精神的缺乏所造成的被动 [ 11 ] 。

Kiasu源自闽南话，中文的字面意思是“怕输”。简单解释，就是害怕吃亏，“输”和粤语中的“执输”同义。

2019年12月5日 · 新加坡式英语中有个独特的词汇“Kiasu”，源于福建语“惊输”，意思是“怕输”，害怕事事落后于人。 官方解释是，这个词专门形容那些由于害怕错失或者失去，而引起的焦虑或自私的行为。

2019年1月18日 · Kiasu (pronounced kee-ah-sue) embodies a sort of unofficial national character, not unlike Japan’s harmonious wa or Britian’s stoic stiff upper lip. It’s an inescapable aspect of life in ...

新加坡社會中有一個代表文化——「Kiasu」（怕輸），意指在怕輸的心態下，衍伸出自私自利只為獲勝的價值觀，強調競爭力的教育更使許多孩童過著壓抑的童年，對照台灣也有類似的現象。

2025年3月3日 · kiasu (comparative more kiasu, superlative most kiasu) (Singapore, colloquial, mildly derogatory) Afraid to lose out, particularly because one is overly competitive.

怕输; Kiasu源自闽南话; 中文的字面意思是“怕输”。简单解释; 就是害怕吃亏

Taken from the Chinese dialect Hokkien, kiasu translates to a fear of losing out, but encompasses any sort of competitive, stingy or selfish behavior commonly witnessed in this highflying city-state.

2016年10月6日 · Do you know the word kiasu? If not, then be kiasu and google it. You’ll get more than a million hits and learn that, usually associated with Singaporeans, it means “to be afraid of losing out”.