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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