GEORGE TOWN: Their names may sound odd to non-Hokkien speakers but they are hot in demand for the Jade Emperor’s (Thnee Kong) birthday.
Thnee kong kim (pineapple-shaped gold for the God of Heaven), ngor siew th’ng (pink pagoda-shaped candy) and thnee kong poh (offerings folded in “gold” paper), besides items such as sugarcane, bit chien (skewered sweets) and bee koe (sweet glutinous rice), are selling like hot cakes at markets here.
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