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* kviaf`sie ((v.) ''to freak someone out'') - ''kviaf'' keeps its high tone but ''sie'' is | * kviaf`sie ((v.) ''to freak someone out'') - ''kviaf'' keeps its high tone but ''sie'' is pronounced with a weakened low tone. | ||
pronounced with a weakened low tone. | |||
* [[kviasie]] ((adj.) ''scared of death'') – ''kviaf'' is pronounced with normal tone change from high | * [[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. | ||
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. | |||
== Further study == | == Further study == | ||