jook-sing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒʊkˈsɪŋ/

Noun

jook-sing (plural jook-sings)

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A Chinese person, especially a Cantonese person born in the United States 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)

See also

• Pinkerton syndrome
• jiak kentang