Where does “kiasu” come from?
kiasu (English) comes from Chinese kiaⁿ-su.
kiasu (English): Afraid to lose out, particularly because one is...
Definitions
- Afraid to lose out, particularly because one is...
Ancestry of “kiasu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | kiaⁿ-su | — |