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竹升
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[1] (derogatory) overseas-born Chinese, used to imply that they are empty of Chinese culture and values like a hollow bamboo pole [2] thick bamboo pole The original term is 竹杠. But 杠 [gong3] is pronounced exactly like 降 "fall”, which is considered as inauspicious. The very opposite of “fall” is “rise”. So 升, meaning “rise”, is chosen to replace 杠.
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Characters in this word:竹 zuk1 - bamboo升 sing1 - ascend; promote; litre 2 compounds containing this word:竹升仔 - young overseas-born Chinese竹升妹 - a Chinese girl who grows up in a foreign country; an ABC, BBC, CBC, etc. |
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