jook-sing

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 竹升 (zuk1 sing1). See jook-sing#Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒʊkˈsɪŋ/

Noun

jook-sing (plural jook-sings)

(derogatory, ethnic slur) A Chinese person, especially a Cantonese person born in the USA or Canada, who has overly assimilated to Western culture and has little or no command of any Chinese language.

Synonyms

banana, Twinkie

Hypernyms

ABC, race traitor

Translations

Overly assimilated Chinese living outside China

Chinese:
Cantonese: 竹升 (zuk¹ sing¹)

Mandarin: 竹升 (zhúshēng)

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