With the popularity of "Little Nyonya", many viewers are curious about what the Nyonya in the show means. In fact, Nyonya is the female offspring born after the marriage of Chinese and Malays, and the male offspring is called Baba. This fact was actually introduced at the beginning of the TV series.

When talking about Nyonya, we have to talk about Nyonya culture. It is understood that Nyonya culture has a long history. Nyonya culture began to exist after Zheng He’s voyages to the West. The people who accompanied them at that time stayed and reproduced with the local Malays. Chinese culture and Malay culture collided and merged with each other, and finally formed a new culture, which we call Nyonya culture.

The most prominent manifestations of Nyonya culture are their clothing and dishes. We can understand this from their dress and diet. But slowly, Nyonya culture is also changing and gradually disappearing.

Nyonya often have a relatively high status in Nanyang, often have better family conditions, and can speak foreign languages. But there is also an obvious point. This play tells the story of the 1930s and 1940s. At that time, people were relatively conservative, and family levels had strict boundaries. Children born to the original wife had a relatively high status, while folk remedies The children don't get any attention.

Nyonya and Baba receive traditional Chinese and English education. In many aspects, they still retain Chinese traditions, but they also incorporate some Malay characteristics, which are obvious in both clothing and food. The clothing worn by Nyonya is mainly based on unique tailoring and embroidery, while the clothing worn by Baba mostly consists of Chinese tunic suits and suits. The house they live in also has the feel of ancient Chinese architecture. Both the lobby and the corridors are antique and very Chinese.

"Little Nyonya" takes us to understand Nyonya culture and some of their living conditions at that time, but now it is rare to see Nyonya, and Nyonya culture is also slowly integrating. disappear. If you want to know more about this culture, you need to know it from the older generation, or we can read the historical records at that time to know more about Nyonya.