竹升

竹升

See also: 竹昇

Chinese

		bamboo	to raise; to hoist; to promote to raise; to hoist; to promote; pint
trad. (竹升/竹昇)		竹	升/昇
simp. (竹升)		竹	升
Literally: “bamboo rise”.

Etymology

Cantonese. Originally as 竹竿 (zuk1 gon1, “bamboo pole”): “bamboo pole” > “Chinese person raised overseas” (the inside is hollow like bamboo poles, signifying the lack of Chinese culture in their knowledge).

The word was changed to 竹升 (“bamboo rise”) for taboo reasons, since 竿 (gon1, “pole”) and 降 (gong3, “to reduce; to lower”) sound alike in Cantonese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhúshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhúshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhúsheng
    • Wade–Giles: chu²-shêng¹
    • Yale: jú-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwusheng
    • Palladius: чжушэн (čžušɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 竹升 竹笙

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ sing¹
    • Yale: jūk sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

竹升

1. thick bamboo pole
2. (figurative, derogatory) jook-sing (overseas-born Chinese person)