Whereas Mai means dont want.

Kia meaning hokkien. Though this has no real life connotation as most big companies does owe it grew into a widespread belief somehow rooted into the community. A Hokkien phrase which means 不好意思 or a feeling of embarrassment. I grew up speaking Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien and English.

For example bǎk kiǎ means spectacles. If its kiá then it means lets go.

And similarly you may have also heard of the term Ah Sia Kia being used to describe a rich mans offspring kia in Hokkien means childchildren. The Hokkien term Ah Sia Kia can also have derogatory meanings implying that a person is rich and arrogant. Mai Khiam Kuay Ni is a Hokkien saying uttered before Chinese New Year.

If its kiǎ then it means in some way glass. Posted by fiveloaf on January 27 2017. It depends on the intonation of the word kia really.

Siao is the hokkien word for crazy. It can be used in a myriad of forms stringing with various hokkien and english words into a phrase. Pai seh is used mainly as an apologetic response or a portrayal of the feeling of embarrassment.

So in future if youre bombarded with a sentence in Hokkien and youre not sure just say Mai and spare yourself the embarrassment. If its kiā then it means afraid or scared. I gong gong jia ti kong Body.