* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.

[ SSS:

kiã ]

kia 1

→

Min nan:

囝

poj:

kiáⁿ

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definitions

noun

  1. child; kid
  2. diminutive suffix attached to a descriptor to form a noun for a person related to it

    3. Don't be such a blur kia and anyhow follow people lah.


usage notes

* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.

related:

chap cheng kiã paĩ kiã gin ah kopi kia jiu hu kia JHK jiu hu bu piao kia

* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.

[ SSS:

kiã ]

kia 2

简 繁

→

Min nan:

惊

poj:

kiaⁿ

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definitions

verb

  1. to be afraid of; to be scared of; to fear

adjective

  1. scared of; afraid of; fearing

    2. Got some people hopelessly kia si2, also got some totally ai sui mai mia.


usage notes

* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.

related:

kiãsu kiãsi kiasi kiasiism kiasu kiasuism kiasuness kiasiness

* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.

[ SSS:

kiã ]

kia 3

→

Min nan:

行

poj:

kiâⁿ

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definitions

verb

  1. to walk

interjection

  1. 'let’s go for a walk'; 'let’s go out'

    2. Lai, lunch time oredi, lim peh hungry. Kiã!


usage notes

* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.

related:

kiã stead

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