<p>「乒乓大方卜」 refers to a biscuit-product-line name <strong><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cap#Indonesian" rel="noreferrer">cap</a> ping pong</strong> (Malay for <em>ping-pong brand</em>, forming the 「乒乓」 part) and <em>large square thin crackers</em> (「大方薄餅乾」; 「餅乾」 is omitted and 「卜」 is a phonetic substitution of 「薄」, meaning <em>thin</em>, forming the 「大方卜」 part).</p>
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<li><p>The <em>Hup Seng</em> (合成) company has <a href="https://www.hupseng.com/our-products-1" rel="noreferrer">three snack product lines</a>, one of them named <strong>cap ping pong</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/aPDCN.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/aPDCN.jpg" alt="Hup Seng product lines" /></a></p>
<p>On their website (<a href="https://www.hupseng.com/timeline" rel="noreferrer">https://www.hupseng.com/timeline</a>), it says</p>
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<h4>1958</h4>
<p>Hup Seng started research and development to bring biscuit lovers the best biscuit one can taste. Hence, we started producing the Ping-Pong crackers.</p>
<p>The name ‘Ping Pong’ derives from the success of China being the champion of the World Table Tennis Championship that year. The crackers have been widely loved by Malaysians, leaving a significant impact across generations</p>
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<li><p>Google image search of 「卜餅乾」</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/j2eKI.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/j2eKI.jpg" alt="Google image search of 「卜餅乾」" /></a></p>
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<p>Google image search of 「薄餅乾」</p>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/EjFuZ.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EjFuZ.jpg" alt="Google image search of 「薄餅乾」" /></a></p>
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<p>I saw a brand (Hup Seng) of sugar crackers with the Chinese character &quot;乒乓大方卜&quot;. Though I recognise every character here, I do not see how these five characters make sense together. Does not &quot;乒乓&quot; mean &quot;table tennis&quot;? What does &quot;大方卜&quot; mean then?</p>

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How to understand "乒乓大方卜"?
# How to understand "乒乓大方卜"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-24)

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I saw a brand (Hup Seng) of sugar crackers with the Chinese character "乒乓大方卜". Though I recognise every character here, I do not see how these five characters make sense together. Does not "乒乓" mean "table tennis"? What does "大方卜" mean then?

**Tags:** meaning, meaning-in-context, food


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-09-24. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

「乒乓大方卜」 refers to a biscuit-product-line name **[cap](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cap#Indonesian) ping pong** (Malay for *ping-pong brand*, forming the 「乒乓」 part) and *large square thin crackers* (「大方薄餅乾」; 「餅乾」 is omitted and 「卜」 is a phonetic substitution of 「薄」, meaning *thin*, forming the 「大方卜」 part).

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* The *Hup Seng* (合成) company has [three snack product lines](https://www.hupseng.com/our-products-1), one of them named **cap ping pong**

  [![Hup Seng product lines](https://i.sstatic.net/aPDCN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/aPDCN.jpg)

  On their website (<https://www.hupseng.com/timeline>), it says

  > #### 1958
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  > Hup Seng started research and development to bring biscuit lovers the best biscuit one can taste. Hence, we started producing the Ping-Pong crackers.
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  > The name ‘Ping Pong’ derives from the success of China being the champion of the World Table Tennis Championship that year. The crackers have been widely loved by Malaysians, leaving a significant impact across generations
* Google image search of 「卜餅乾」

  > [![Google image search of 「卜餅乾」](https://i.sstatic.net/j2eKI.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/j2eKI.jpg)

  Google image search of 「薄餅乾」

  > [![Google image search of 「薄餅乾」](https://i.sstatic.net/EjFuZ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/EjFuZ.jpg)


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