2013 Chinese Hamper: 'sounds like LUCK

[Cecil Lee]

1. Out of the many hampers that I had received this year, the attached hamper has a significance (known) to Chinese Hokkiens.
2. Did you notice that half side of the hamper has 6 mandarin oranges?
3. As I had previously mentioned in several postings; No 6 when spoken in Hokkien sounds like "LUCK".
4. In addition, Mandarin Oranges also sounds like "KIM'. And to the Hokkiens, KIM = GOLD.
4.1. Thus, what is more appropriate then giving 6 Oranges or 6 "GOLD" pieces...
5. Thus, one would not be surprised to find many Hokkien firms open for business on the 6tth day of the 1st Lunar month.
6. Note: Singapore has one of the largest population of Hokkiens outside of China. As many Hokkiens come from the Fujian province of China which is just upstream of the country.

[Cecil Lee]

Phonetic Sound Like:
Mandarin Oranges sound like "GOLD" in Hokkien
No. 6 sounds like LUCK, also

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On 2/12/2013 1:07:55 PM, Anonymous wrote:
1. Out of the many hampers
that I had received this year,
the attached hamper has a
significance (known) to
Chinese Hokkiens.2. Did you
notice that half side of the
hamper has 6 mandarin
oranges?3. As I had previously
mentioned in several postings;
No 6 when spoken in Hokkien
sounds like "LUCK".4. In
addition, Mandarin Oranges
also sounds like "KIM'. And to
the Hokkiens, KIM = GOLD. 4.1.
Thus, what is more appropriate
then giving 6 Oranges or 6
"GOLD" pieces...5. Thus, one
would not be surprised to find
many Hokkien firms open for
business on the 6tth day of
the 1st Lunar month.6. Note:
Singapore has one of the
largest population of Hokkiens
outside of China. As many
Hokkiens come from the Fujian
province of China which is
just upstream of the country.