kiasi
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɪɑ̃ˈsîː/
kiasi
- (Singapore, colloquial, mildly derogatory) Unwilling to take a chance for fear that something bad or unfavourable will happen; cowardly.
- Why are you so kiasi? You won't die from getting a small cut on the finger.
- If everyone dares to bungee jump, why can't you do the same? Are you kiasi or what?
- See Thesaurus:cowardly.
kiasi (plural kiasi)
- (Singapore, colloquial, mildly derogatory) A kiasi person.
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