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kevyn chan 18th June 2010 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by piscesilim (Post 30010)
Well. I guess is Lau (老) Kao (猴) Teh (茶) Koh (壶)in Hokkien, which means Monkey Teapot!

hahahaha....then what is 'ang'?

allenphoon 18th June 2010 09:16 PM

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ang usually mean red lor...

Angkau Tekor 19th June 2010 01:28 AM

Re: Help me also.
 
Certain places call lau kau, others call angkau. Hokkien also many variety just like neps hehe..:tongue:

edwardyeeks 19th June 2010 08:53 AM

Re: Help me also.
 
Haha! Thats a funny name, I have only heard the common monkey cups and periuk kera.

marvin1997 19th June 2010 04:31 PM

Re: Help me also.
 
You know sometimes people call venus flytraps as Zhu Long Chao as well

Angkau Tekor 19th June 2010 06:01 PM

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Guess diferent cultures, different names. Some might sound funny but they all refer to one thing, Angkau Tekor....ooop!!! i means Nepenthes hehe..

piscesilim 19th June 2010 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by marvin1997 (Post 30038)
You know sometimes people call venus flytraps as Zhu Long Chao as well

No! VFT is 捕蠅草 (Bu Ying Cao). 豬籠草 (Zhu Long Chao) only refer to Nepenthes. For those who is not familiar with carnivorous plants always thought that every CPs is 豬籠草 (Zhu Long Chao)! But this is not true.

Angkau Tekor 19th June 2010 06:42 PM

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Thanks for the clarifications.

marvin1997 19th June 2010 07:02 PM

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Yea it's so funny when I try to explain to my friends XD And especially when you use the scientific names*biggrin2*

allenphoon 19th June 2010 08:16 PM

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Yeah, and then they will use a weird expression looking you.....


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