jook-sing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

/ˈdʒʊkˈsɪŋ/

jook-sing jook-sings

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

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