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  1. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    the detail rewarded closer viewing

    That is just so Chinese :)
     
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    scoutshouse, Jan 18, 2019
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  2. Phaik Hooi

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    penang hokkien language adopted a lot of local malay words and bangku is one of them. i have always used it to refer to low stools but it is used for stools in general (only found out today :rolleyes::banghead::hilarious:)
    penang hokkien is very different from the original hokkien dialect, so much so i sometimes have difficulty understanding real hokkien :wacky::p:facepalm:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Hokkien
     
    Phaik Hooi, Jan 18, 2019
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  3. bercrystal

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    Could it have been used for either the bride or the groom to sit or stand on during the wedding ceremony?
     
    bercrystal, Jan 18, 2019
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  4. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    unlikely. a wedding foot stool would be like this, although only the really wealthy straits chinese would actually have one.
    Straits_Chinese_Beaded_Wedding_Stool_2_.jpg
    i was thinking more a novelty item just to decorate the newlywed's home.
     
    Phaik Hooi, Jan 18, 2019
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  5. Silver Wolf

    Silver Wolf Well-Known Member

    i see,actually it originally from hokkien word!:woot:
     
    Silver Wolf, Jan 18, 2019
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  6. Phaik Hooi

    Phaik Hooi Well-Known Member

    actually the word "bangku" is originally a malay/indonesian word for bench/stool but it has become a penang hokkien word because we "stole" it :hilarious:
    penang hokkien is the mishmash hokkien-malay spoken by the chinese who settled in Penang, Malaya (now Malaysia) :D

    @journeymagazine good luck with the listing on eBay :)
     
    Phaik Hooi, Jan 19, 2019
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  7. scoutshouse

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  8. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Wow! Were your ears ringing?? I sold it to a regular customer just yesterday for $125!
     
    journeymagazine, Mar 29, 2019
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  9. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Well, done! It was such a unique piece - lucky customer!
     
    scoutshouse, Mar 29, 2019
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