jook-sing

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English [edit]

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Etymology [edit]

From Cantonese 竹升 (zuk1sing1). See Jook-sing on Wikipedia for more.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈdʒʊkˈsɪŋ/

Noun [edit]

jook-sing (plural jook-sings)

  1. (pejorative) An American or Canadian-born Chinese, whose native language is English and who has little or no command of Chinese languages.

Translations [edit]

American or Canadian-born Chinese

Synonyms [edit]

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=jook-sing&oldid=19153586"