tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12716084.post115302637766413721..comments2024-03-22T13:50:53.541+08:00Comments on The Traveling Hungryboy: Troughs of Lukewarm "Economic Rice"bmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02945804626363803948noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12716084.post-87556286844823243252011-07-13T02:10:32.993+08:002011-07-13T02:10:32.993+08:00kuro,
actually, the character for chap (which is ...kuro,<br /><br />actually, the character for chap (which is pronounced jaar in mandarin) is 杂; which means "unsorted".<br /><br />the character 什 you mentioned is pronounced shi in mandarin (just as ten is) and shaap in cantonese; and means "variety" (often used in a compound word 什锦 sub-gum in cantonese or shi-jin in mandarin).<br /><br />as you can 杂 and 什 have very similar meanings and is often used interchangeably, but former has a slightly negative connotation (as it does in english!), and therefore the latter is currently more favored.Towkayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641237890297622903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12716084.post-1153146770379461262006-07-17T22:32:00.000+08:002006-07-17T22:32:00.000+08:00A number of stall signs get it wrong and refer to ...A number of stall signs get it wrong and refer to it as "economy rice". I've also heard it referred to colloquially as "point point rice" :) seeing as that's how most of us other, whether we know what the food item is called or not.Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12716084.post-1153121216212308492006-07-17T15:26:00.000+08:002006-07-17T15:26:00.000+08:00yes, the "chap" in chap chye png means mixed, inst...yes, the "chap" in chap chye png means mixed, instead of ten. character for chap is ”什”kuro.shiro.nekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08789555722445337521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12716084.post-1153037109521046882006-07-16T16:05:00.000+08:002006-07-16T16:05:00.000+08:00padang is from indonesia, and nasi campur from mal...padang is from indonesia, and nasi campur from malaysia, though you could technically find nasi padang in malaysia and vice-versaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12716084.post-1153031364475115922006-07-16T14:29:00.000+08:002006-07-16T14:29:00.000+08:00Actually Chap Chye literally translates into Mixed...Actually Chap Chye literally translates into Mixed Vegetables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com