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-* [[File:Kviaf`sie.mp3]] {{x|kviaf`sie}} ((v.) ''to freak someone out'') - ''kviaf'' keeps its high tone but ''sie'' is pronounced with a weakened low tone.
+* [[File:Kviaf`sie.mp3]] {{g|kviaf`sie|驚死||to freak someone out}} - ''kviaf'' keeps its high tone but ''sie'' is pronounced with a weakened low tone.
-* [[File:Kviasie.mp3]] {{x|kviasie}} ((adj.) ''scared of death'') – ''kviaf'' is pronounced with normal tone change from high to basic while ''sie'' is pronounced as a shouting tone. ''{{w|Kiasi}}'' is Hokkien phrase that describes the attitude of being overly afraid or timid.
+* [[File:Kviasie.mp3]] {{g|kviasie|驚死||to fear death.  afraid; cowardly; timid}} – ''kviaf'' is pronounced with normal tone change from high to basic while ''sie'' is pronounced as a shouting tone. ''{{w|Kiasi}}'' is a Hokkien phrase that describes the attitude of being overly afraid or timid.
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