The owner put a pineapple at the shop's entrance, hoping business would prosper.
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culture
A Taiwan word. The Taiwanese name for pineapple, 王梨 (ông-lâi), sounds like Mandarin 旺来 'prosperity comes', so pineapples, and the 凤梨酥 'pineapple cakes' made with them, are lucky gifts and shop-opening decorations.
usage
The standard Mandarin words are 凤梨 in Taiwan and 菠萝 on the mainland.
