In Taipei, Ms. Bik Chiu’s fixation
Venerates oral stimulation;
For she’ll always succumb
To a simple pack of gum
With shameless, public mastication.
Bik Chiu, a bit of phonetic wordplay with Big Chew, is a perfectly plausible Chinese name. Bik, meaning “jade,” is among the top 50 female names in China. The surname Chieu is a variation of Chew.