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Word: liu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lots of students come here and hang out for a long time," Liu says...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pu Pu Passes up Flashier Restaurants by Pleasing the Palate | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

...When asked whether customers ever commented on the name, Liu mentions the Chinese translation again, then points to the Phoenix review's analysis and repeats "Lousy name, perfect food...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pu Pu Passes up Flashier Restaurants by Pleasing the Palate | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

...According to Liu, the customer base is a "pretty typical" mixture of Chinese and non-Chinese, made up mostly of young people. She says the dining room is packed during the day with the Central Square lunch crowd, and at night the students and locals begin to filter...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pu Pu Passes up Flashier Restaurants by Pleasing the Palate | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

...that nagging name question, Liu tells me the phrase "pu pu" in Chinese means "cute little treasure," and is often used, for example, as a diminutive term for babies. So "Pu Pu Hot Pot" means "cute little treasure...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pu Pu Passes up Flashier Restaurants by Pleasing the Palate | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

...Finding out just what motivated the Chens to adopt their unique name proves difficult. Liu explains that the restaurant's Chinese name, printed underneath the English letters on the sign, means "Number...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pu Pu Passes up Flashier Restaurants by Pleasing the Palate | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

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