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English

1. (noun) a foreign-born Chinese; a term to describe a Chinese who was born or brought up overseas, normally used in a derogatory sense to imply that they are lacking in Chinese culture and values; a thick bamboo pole
2. a piece of bamboo
3. ethnically Chinese who grew up overseas (esp. places with strong Western cultural influence)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 即係竹槓、竹杠；槓同「降」音近，為避諱而改稱（量詞：條）
2. 喺外國成長嘅華人

Examples

• 竹升妹

  a young overseas Chinese girl or young woman