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Old 18th June 2010, 09:11 PM
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Well. I guess is Lau (老) Kao (猴) Teh (茶) Koh (壶)in Hokkien, which means Monkey Teapot!
hahahaha....then what is 'ang'?
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ang usually mean red lor...
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Old 19th June 2010, 01:28 AM
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Certain places call lau kau, others call angkau. Hokkien also many variety just like neps hehe..
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Haha! Thats a funny name, I have only heard the common monkey cups and periuk kera.
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Old 19th June 2010, 04:31 PM
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You know sometimes people call venus flytraps as Zhu Long Chao as well
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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..
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Old 19th June 2010, 06:09 PM
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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.
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Thanks for the clarifications.
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Old 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
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Yeah, and then they will use a weird expression looking you.....
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