Pineapple Candles

Visit Malaysia: Kek Lok Si, Penang

Is it candles or pineapple?

ろうそくですか。パイナップルですか。

rousoku desu ka. painappuru desu ka.

 It is candle!

ろうそくです。

rousoku desu.

It is pineapple!

 パイナップルです。

painappuru desu.

How to say in Japanese: Candle

Do you know why pineapple ろうそく rousoku candle is used for praying in Penang?

Pineapple is "ong lai" in Hokkien, which means to pray for fortune to come.