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旺旺

Wàngwàng
proper noun #46,532

Meanings

  1. 1 Want Want
  2. 2 Taiwan-based snack brand famous for rice crackers, milk drinks, and a smiling-boy mascot

Examples

HSK 7-9
小时候过年总能收到旺旺大礼包。
Xiǎoshíhou guònián zǒng néng shōudào Wàngwàng dà lǐbāo.
When I was little, I always got a Want Want gift pack for Chinese New Year.
HSK 7-9
旺旺仙贝是我最喜欢的零食。
Wàngwàng xiānbèi shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de língshí.
Want Want senbei rice crackers are my favourite snack.

Tips

culture
Founded 1962 in Taiwan by 蔡衍明 (Tsai Eng-meng) as a rice-cracker maker (Want Want China Holdings, listed in Hong Kong). The name 旺 means 'flourishing / prosperous' - doubled to 旺旺 it's a New Year auspicious phrase. The mascot is a wide-eyed cartoon boy whose smile became inescapable on packaging across the Sinosphere.
memory
旺旺 also imitates a dog's bark in Mandarin (compare English 'woof woof'). The double pun - 'flourishing!' + dog bark - is why you'll see 旺旺 ringing in the Year of the Dog and on doggy-themed merchandise.

Stroke Order

旺 wàng