This is for Zia Mêng Song 謝茗松 Xie Ming Song, who lives in Malaysia wanting to find his Teochew roots.
In Malaysia and Singapore, Zia is spelled as Chia.
松 means pine as in pine tree 松樹 and is called sêng5 bêh4 松柏 in Teochew
pine needles are called sêng5 zam1 松針 or sêng5 mo5 松毛
pine seeds 松仁 are known as sêng5 zi2 松籽
pine cone 松果 is called sêng5 giu2 松球
squirrel 松鼠 is said as song5 ce2 松鼠
song5 is the formal pronunciation 文讀 of 松 and the vernacular pronunciation 白讀 is sêng5
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