[HIGHLIGHTS] East-West Question丨Wang Xiaomei: What are the cultural connotations of Malaysian Chinese-specific words?

Wang Xiaomei, head of the Chinese Department of Xiamen University Malaysia, and other scholars compiled the "Dictionary of Malaysian Chinese-Specific Words" The compilation of this dictionary took 10 years. The dictionary contains a total of 2182 unique words.

The entry for "Pasar" marks it as "market" and "wet market" (Beijing) in mainland China, and " market" in Hong Kong, China (port) In addition, the dictionary opens a knowledge window for some cultural words to introduce their cultural background and connotation.