Agriculture is the chief occupation of the local population, with betel nut being the main crop.
The islanders all had bright red lips and teeth from chewing betel nut.
One day, Third Sister laughed so hard she couldn't finish her betel nut.
Her teeth were stained bright red by years of chewing betel nuts.
Her teeth and mouth are stained red from the betel nut she has been chewing.
The town's economy is mainly based on betel nut, rubber, fishery production, and trade.
"I have three kids and a wife to feed," he said last week, inserting another pinch of betel nut under his lip.
"How do you explain to an American that my mother used to sell betel nut?"
Over each heap a betel nut and a pice is placed.
From the number of the betel nut the bridegroom's star is marked.
