Kiasu is a 2014 Chinese-language Comedy Drama film. The Hokkien word KIASU (Pà Shu) translates to fear of losing out. A slang which refers to a very widespread social practice in Asia on maintaining face and for parents, this manifests itself into comparing their own children with others. Very often, due to the parent's kiasu attitude, a child's dream is ignored if deemed unprestigious. This is the central theme of KIASU, a comedy drama. Written by Anonymous. Kiasu stars Bob Yin-pok Cheung, Mimi Chu, Issac Dang, Ruby Faye, Hsueh-liang Pu, Chieh-kai Shiou and Mini Tsai. It was released on 21st March 2014.