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onglaai 🗣 (u: oong'laai) 王梨 [wt][mo] ông-lâi [#]

1. (N) Originally from South America. Taiwan began cultivating them during the latter part of the Khonghy era (ca. 1700). Produced in all four seasons, but peak production occurs in April through August. In accordance with folk customs, when the company opens market, or candidate runs for office, everybody always brings pineapple out to wish for luck, because besides for eating, it also has the auspicious implication of bringing luck: oxnglaai (旺來) || 鳳梨。瓜果類。原產南美洲，臺灣於清代康熙末年開始栽培。鳳梨一年四季都有生產，但生產旺季在四至八月。依照民間習俗，在商家開市拜拜或候選人競選時，大家總是拿鳳梨來祈福，因為它除了食用外，還存有閩南語「旺來」的吉祥含意。

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