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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: zhúshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwusheng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zuk¹ sing¹
  - Yale: jūk sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ xing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

竹升

thick bamboo pole
(figuratively, pejorative) jook-sing (overseas-born Chinese person)

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