With Deniss Tham I contributed a chapter on industry and banking in this 👇 edited volume in Chinese, published for SG60 by the Amoy Association in Singapore -- Essays on Hokkien Culture in Singapore
Earlier journal article: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
Earlier journal article: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
February 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
With Deniss Tham I contributed a chapter on industry and banking in this 👇 edited volume in Chinese, published for SG60 by the Amoy Association in Singapore -- Essays on Hokkien Culture in Singapore
Earlier journal article: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
Earlier journal article: doi.org/10.1017/S002...
i like both singapore hokkien mee and kl hokkien mee (:
February 19, 2026 at 5:18 AM
i like both singapore hokkien mee and kl hokkien mee (:
so controversial opinion
i think singapore hokkien mee is actually pretty good
i think singapore hokkien mee is actually pretty good
February 19, 2026 at 5:03 AM
so controversial opinion
i think singapore hokkien mee is actually pretty good
i think singapore hokkien mee is actually pretty good
Pineapple 🍍 decorations on a tree 🌳 in Singapore 🇸🇬 😁
Pineapples are a Chinese New Year 🧧 symbol as they are "ong lai" in Hokkien (similar in Cantonese) which sounds like 旺来 "prosperity come".
Pineapples are a Chinese New Year 🧧 symbol as they are "ong lai" in Hokkien (similar in Cantonese) which sounds like 旺来 "prosperity come".
February 18, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Pineapple 🍍 decorations on a tree 🌳 in Singapore 🇸🇬 😁
Pineapples are a Chinese New Year 🧧 symbol as they are "ong lai" in Hokkien (similar in Cantonese) which sounds like 旺来 "prosperity come".
Pineapples are a Chinese New Year 🧧 symbol as they are "ong lai" in Hokkien (similar in Cantonese) which sounds like 旺来 "prosperity come".
Vegan Hokkien Mee, a Malaysian stir-fried noodle dish. I made wayyyy too much. Should've halved the recipe. #veganfood
February 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Vegan Hokkien Mee, a Malaysian stir-fried noodle dish. I made wayyyy too much. Should've halved the recipe. #veganfood
Domestic tw political nuances usually get lost in the sauce when having eng convos about the island. Eastern indigenous voters vote more for hualien earthquake repair than they do for historical reasons
Fwiw DPP is sometimes seen as the party of the og settlers (hokkien/hakka qing era migrants)
Fwiw DPP is sometimes seen as the party of the og settlers (hokkien/hakka qing era migrants)
February 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Domestic tw political nuances usually get lost in the sauce when having eng convos about the island. Eastern indigenous voters vote more for hualien earthquake repair than they do for historical reasons
Fwiw DPP is sometimes seen as the party of the og settlers (hokkien/hakka qing era migrants)
Fwiw DPP is sometimes seen as the party of the og settlers (hokkien/hakka qing era migrants)
Fully loaded claypot Hokkien mee at Hup Lok: Amidst the predictable Chinese New Year menus, Hup Lok, a 38-seat restaurant that opened in September 2025 at 725 Havelock Road, Singapore, offers a welcome alternative. The reviewer highlights two standout dishes: the Clay… https://ranked.news/184917?u=b
February 18, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Fully loaded claypot Hokkien mee at Hup Lok: Amidst the predictable Chinese New Year menus, Hup Lok, a 38-seat restaurant that opened in September 2025 at 725 Havelock Road, Singapore, offers a welcome alternative. The reviewer highlights two standout dishes: the Clay… https://ranked.news/184917?u=b
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s public technology services have developed a weather forecast app that communicates with users in Taiwanese Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien.
focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202...
focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202...
Taiwan rolls out AI voice assistant for weather app - Focus Taiwan
The popular Taiwan weather app "Raining Bell" has been upgraded to include an AI-powered voice assistant that allows users to ask about the weather using spoken Mandarin or Taiwanese Hokkien.
focustaiwan.tw
February 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s public technology services have developed a weather forecast app that communicates with users in Taiwanese Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien.
focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202...
focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202...
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s public technology services have developed a weather forecast app that communicates with users in Taiwanese Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien.
https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202602180002
https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202602180002
Taiwan rolls out AI voice assistant for weather app - Focus Taiwan
The popular Taiwan weather app "Raining Bell" has been upgraded to include an AI-powered voice assistant that allows users to ask about the weather using spoken Mandarin or Taiwanese Hokkien.
focustaiwan.tw
February 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🇹🇼 Taiwan’s public technology services have developed a weather forecast app that communicates with users in Taiwanese Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien.
https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202602180002
https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202602180002
Sharply perceptive by the Beetoota Advocate.
The regional dialects are many, from Hokkien to Cantonese to Haka to name but three. share.google/dwZPA4ge36Cn...
The regional dialects are many, from Hokkien to Cantonese to Haka to name but three. share.google/dwZPA4ge36Cn...
Local Gweilo Gets Into Spirit Of Chinese New Year By Saying ‘Ni Hao!’ To Cantonese Yum Cha Waiter
CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT
One of Betoota's most worldly fleet logistics managers has today decided to join in on the festivities taking place in the part of town that is dominated by independ...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Sharply perceptive by the Beetoota Advocate.
The regional dialects are many, from Hokkien to Cantonese to Haka to name but three. share.google/dwZPA4ge36Cn...
The regional dialects are many, from Hokkien to Cantonese to Haka to name but three. share.google/dwZPA4ge36Cn...
I was born in Hong Kong and identify as Chinese. We left when CCP took over and moved to Singapore. Then I came to US. I grew up speaking Cantonese and some Hokkien then Singaporean English Singlish and Malay. Like you my heart has two homes.
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I was born in Hong Kong and identify as Chinese. We left when CCP took over and moved to Singapore. Then I came to US. I grew up speaking Cantonese and some Hokkien then Singaporean English Singlish and Malay. Like you my heart has two homes.
Yes! fenglisu - the word for Pineapple in the Hokkien dialect suggests wealth.
February 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Yes! fenglisu - the word for Pineapple in the Hokkien dialect suggests wealth.
yes! gong xi fa cai in mandarin, gung hei fat choi in cantonese, but since I'm hokkien, it's kiong hee huat tsai 😁😁😁
February 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
yes! gong xi fa cai in mandarin, gung hei fat choi in cantonese, but since I'm hokkien, it's kiong hee huat tsai 😁😁😁
A bright spot is that many children do still grow up with at least a passive understanding of Hokkien, Hakka and Indigenous languages, and that is providing an impetus for their grassroots revitalisation and renaissance
February 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
A bright spot is that many children do still grow up with at least a passive understanding of Hokkien, Hakka and Indigenous languages, and that is providing an impetus for their grassroots revitalisation and renaissance
some communities aren't chinese but colonized and influenced by. you need stop pushing for "chinese new year" if that's the case. if i catch you only loud about mandarin but silent in cantonese, hokkien, hakka teochew and the rest, gtfo. idc abt putong hua.
February 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
some communities aren't chinese but colonized and influenced by. you need stop pushing for "chinese new year" if that's the case. if i catch you only loud about mandarin but silent in cantonese, hokkien, hakka teochew and the rest, gtfo. idc abt putong hua.
Gave 我 的 中文 老师 - my Mandarin teacher - a red envelope yesterday evening. Called ang pow in Malaysian Hokkien Chinese. Elders give to younger generations. I remember all the ladies in Malacca playing mahjong & gambling. he food! The snacks! TNew Years went on for a week. Proper order.
February 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Gave 我 的 中文 老师 - my Mandarin teacher - a red envelope yesterday evening. Called ang pow in Malaysian Hokkien Chinese. Elders give to younger generations. I remember all the ladies in Malacca playing mahjong & gambling. he food! The snacks! TNew Years went on for a week. Proper order.
Eng Sim Hokkien Mee
Finally‼️I found it.
Available only a few days during CNY until 25th Feb 2026
📍BK Cafe
328, Jalan Pasar,
Taman Desa Green,
11600 George Town,
Pulau Pinang
Business Hours
6.30am - 9.30am
Until 25th Feb 2026 ONLY
#ionefood #penangone #penangonebetter #engsimhokkienmee #CNY
Finally‼️I found it.
Available only a few days during CNY until 25th Feb 2026
📍BK Cafe
328, Jalan Pasar,
Taman Desa Green,
11600 George Town,
Pulau Pinang
Business Hours
6.30am - 9.30am
Until 25th Feb 2026 ONLY
#ionefood #penangone #penangonebetter #engsimhokkienmee #CNY
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Eng Sim Hokkien Mee
Finally‼️I found it.
Available only a few days during CNY until 25th Feb 2026
📍BK Cafe
328, Jalan Pasar,
Taman Desa Green,
11600 George Town,
Pulau Pinang
Business Hours
6.30am - 9.30am
Until 25th Feb 2026 ONLY
#ionefood #penangone #penangonebetter #engsimhokkienmee #CNY
Finally‼️I found it.
Available only a few days during CNY until 25th Feb 2026
📍BK Cafe
328, Jalan Pasar,
Taman Desa Green,
11600 George Town,
Pulau Pinang
Business Hours
6.30am - 9.30am
Until 25th Feb 2026 ONLY
#ionefood #penangone #penangonebetter #engsimhokkienmee #CNY
Having a multilingual family gets interesting during lunar new year visiting.
Just one visit and I hear English, Cantonese, mandarin, Malay, Hokkien and teochew. My brain is on overdrive translating them in real time. 🫨
Just one visit and I hear English, Cantonese, mandarin, Malay, Hokkien and teochew. My brain is on overdrive translating them in real time. 🫨
February 17, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Having a multilingual family gets interesting during lunar new year visiting.
Just one visit and I hear English, Cantonese, mandarin, Malay, Hokkien and teochew. My brain is on overdrive translating them in real time. 🫨
Just one visit and I hear English, Cantonese, mandarin, Malay, Hokkien and teochew. My brain is on overdrive translating them in real time. 🫨
i do say kiong hee huat tsai because. well i grew up with the local hokkien tongue via my relatives but also they dont gaf that much girlies...
February 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM
i do say kiong hee huat tsai because. well i grew up with the local hokkien tongue via my relatives but also they dont gaf that much girlies...
新年快乐 みんなさん
Have an 馬zing new year
Sun nin fai lok
Kiong hi fat choi
This is how I like my rujak new year's greeting 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇬🇧🇭🇰🇮🇩(hokkien?)
Have an 馬zing new year
Sun nin fai lok
Kiong hi fat choi
This is how I like my rujak new year's greeting 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇬🇧🇭🇰🇮🇩(hokkien?)
February 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
新年快乐 みんなさん
Have an 馬zing new year
Sun nin fai lok
Kiong hi fat choi
This is how I like my rujak new year's greeting 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇬🇧🇭🇰🇮🇩(hokkien?)
Have an 馬zing new year
Sun nin fai lok
Kiong hi fat choi
This is how I like my rujak new year's greeting 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇬🇧🇭🇰🇮🇩(hokkien?)
Gong xi fa cai
恭喜发财
or kung hei fat choi over here more commonly
never understood why teh cantonese version of it is more popularly used here... like if anything given how southeast asia is you'd expect to be using the hokkien version but whatever
恭喜发财
or kung hei fat choi over here more commonly
never understood why teh cantonese version of it is more popularly used here... like if anything given how southeast asia is you'd expect to be using the hokkien version but whatever
February 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Gong xi fa cai
恭喜发财
or kung hei fat choi over here more commonly
never understood why teh cantonese version of it is more popularly used here... like if anything given how southeast asia is you'd expect to be using the hokkien version but whatever
恭喜发财
or kung hei fat choi over here more commonly
never understood why teh cantonese version of it is more popularly used here... like if anything given how southeast asia is you'd expect to be using the hokkien version but whatever
Keong Hee Huat Chai (Hokkien equivalent!)
And Happy New Year of the Horse from Hong Kong to those who celebrate!*
(With apologies to the Japanese, whose New Year of the Horse began on January 1st!)
And Happy New Year of the Horse from Hong Kong to those who celebrate!*
(With apologies to the Japanese, whose New Year of the Horse began on January 1st!)
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Keong Hee Huat Chai (Hokkien equivalent!)
And Happy New Year of the Horse from Hong Kong to those who celebrate!*
(With apologies to the Japanese, whose New Year of the Horse began on January 1st!)
And Happy New Year of the Horse from Hong Kong to those who celebrate!*
(With apologies to the Japanese, whose New Year of the Horse began on January 1st!)
Like yes, they're tiger furries, but their names are Chinese, they speak equivalents of Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien, they wear traditional Chinese clothing and they're in a wuxia setting inspired by my lived experience as a Chinese-Taiwanese American, they're Chinese-Taiwanese American
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Like yes, they're tiger furries, but their names are Chinese, they speak equivalents of Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien, they wear traditional Chinese clothing and they're in a wuxia setting inspired by my lived experience as a Chinese-Taiwanese American, they're Chinese-Taiwanese American
Penang Hokkien Mee a.k.a. Prawn Noodle Soup a.k.a. Har Meen a.k.a. Hae Mee. Spicy broth of pork & prawn shell, wheat noodles, rice vermicelli, blanched beansprouts, blanched water spinach, sliced pork, prawns, boiled egg, crispy fried shallot, crispy pork fat, sambal. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
February 15, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Penang Hokkien Mee a.k.a. Prawn Noodle Soup a.k.a. Har Meen a.k.a. Hae Mee. Spicy broth of pork & prawn shell, wheat noodles, rice vermicelli, blanched beansprouts, blanched water spinach, sliced pork, prawns, boiled egg, crispy fried shallot, crispy pork fat, sambal. #cookingDiary #kai #food🍜 🍽️
Really?? I've not been in the US in decades but I never heard Hokkien in any of the Chinatowns I visited (Philadelphia, New York, LA, San Francisco, Chicago)!
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Really?? I've not been in the US in decades but I never heard Hokkien in any of the Chinatowns I visited (Philadelphia, New York, LA, San Francisco, Chicago)!