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竹升仔 (zuk1 sing1 zai2) — young overseas-born Chinese - ABC, BBC, CBC, etc in Cantonese

zukˉ¹竹singˉ¹升zaiˊ²仔
Mandarin Pinyin: zhu2 sheng1 zai3

Meaning of 竹升仔

nounyoung overseas-born Chinese - ABC, BBC, CBC, etc
nounChinese who was born or raised overseas (slang)

Characters in 竹升仔

竹zuk1
Kangxi radical 118
升sing1
promote; elevate; advance | variant: 陞
仔zai2 zi2
person; small animal, fowl or object

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