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Cultural taboos in China (II)

Updated: 2014-05-27 08:11 (bbs.chinadaily.com.cn)
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3. Avoid sending gifts in sets of four.

The word for "four" in Chinese is "si" (四), which is similar to the word for "death"(死) – though they are different characters, and with different tones.

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