# jook-sing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʒʊkˈsɪŋ/

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jook-sing