With the long-term collision and inheritance of various cultures, China culture and Nanhai culture have been preserved and merged. Because they have lived in the local area for a long time, they are more influenced by local Malaysians in cultural customs. However, due to the early development of this group at that time, most of the descendants had a high living environment and class, a high level of education, and still retained some China traditions, and their overall living conditions were still good. Although they have experienced historical changes, they still retain the most fundamental language habits of Chinese. Their internal families tend to prefer Fujian Minnan dialect, and their grammatical structure is almost consistent with the logical thinking of Chinese. But due to the influence of local Malay or Thai, they will change the usage of some words accordingly. Of course, they have no problem communicating with local people.
The descendants of Nyonya can stand firm in a foreign country and enjoy a high reputation in the local society so far. Thanks to the long-term hard struggle belief of Chinese descendants, especially Fujian people, they can gain today's social prestige under the accumulation of generations. In the local society, Nyonya Group is mainly engaged in commerce, especially import and export trade, with strong strength. With the prosperity of family economy, the children of future generations have received better culture and education, so they are developing better now.
Today, little nyonya is still synonymous with a dish, because it combines the mixed flavors of local cuisines from China, Malaysia and Thailand, and is more full of sweet and sour taste buds stimulation than Chinese cuisine. However, Thai food is milder than Malaysian food, and it is also loved by most people now, especially desserts.