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The Wrong Gift Can Ruin a Surprise
1. Be Safe, Wrap Everything in Luck .......................................... 6
2. Be Patient, Open the Gift Later ................................................7
3. When the Time Comes, Dont Get Them a Clock ...................8
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Surprising Chinese New Year Taboos
6. Dont Drop the Dishes ...........................................................11
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Five Things You Must NOT Do with Chopsticks
11. Never Use Your Index Finger Wrong with Chopstick...........16
12. Never Hold Chopsticks in Your Mouth ..................................17
13. Never Use Only One Chopstick .............................................18
14. Never Put Your Chopsticks in a Bowl of Rice ......................19
15. Never Hit a Bowl or Plate with Chopsticks ...........................20
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Shhh, Dont Say That
16. Dont Utter Inauspicious Words ...........................................21
17. Dont Put (dngxi) things in Your Mouth .................22
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It is widely
acknowledged in China
that when someone is
about to swear, they tend
to point their "
(shzh) index finger" at
others. So if you let your
" (shzh) index
finger" point to other
guests at the table, it is
perceived as being
impolite.
Read more: http://www.echineselearning.com/blog/kuaizi-liyi-wu-zhidao-five-things-you-must-not-do-with-chopsticks-beginner
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An English equivalent of
" (w b sh
dngxi)" is something similar
to "Im bad." Friends might
jokingly ask you, "
(n sh dngxi ma)?" If you
say, "Yes," it means, "I'm a
thing." But, if you say, "
(w b sh dngxi)" then
you are saying you are bad.
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