Even if you go to Taiwan, soap would be pronounced as "Sabun". The
term "Sabun" is actually Malay for Soap, some how this term is
heavily propagated to even Taiwan.
Other terms that were originally malay or english but translated
for use in Hokkien are :
Mata (Police)
Goli (Glass Marble)
Suka (Like)
Tapi (But)
Balu (New, Spell as "Baru" in Malay)
Loti (Bread, Spelt as "Roti" in malay)
Jamban (Toilet, actually toilet bowl in malay)
Bulek (Brake, Translated from english)
Pump (Pump, Translated from english)
Par (Park, Translated from english)
