What's in a name?
In the spring of 2010, I was offered shares in a new issue of a Chinese recycled paper company called Fook Woo. Unimpressed by its credentials, I declined, thereby missing a swift 26% profit from its first week of trading. Since then it has had a volatile run and is currently suspended, 40% below its issue price, as some of its employees have been charged with embezzlement and/or fraud. I admit that the company name did put me off and it now appears that there was truth in the name...
posted by Whispering Walls at 8:59 am
5 Comments:
There again ....The food at Ho Lee Fook at Worlds End in Chelsea can be quite good.
Ah a relation of that well known gentleman, Mr.Woo who could tell you what to do....
LOL Angus
HNY KL!
You may be surprised -- the company name is called 福和. In Mandarin, it is pronounced Fu He, though in Cantonese, it is pronounced as Fook Woo.
福和 is a brilliant name in Chinese. 福 means happiness; 和 means peace/ harmony.
You will see this character 福 very often during the Chinese new year. Just make sure you say it in a rising tone, i.e., the second tone!
福： The character can be explained as, from left to right, God + one plot of land.
和： Again, from left to right, Crop + mouth.
It is a free Chinese lesson for your happiness!
Best regards,
Janet
Happy New Year Janet and many thanks for that interesting comment. Hope you are well and still enjoying your hens.
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