How to Say ‘Because 'giving a clock' sounds similar to 'attending a funeral' in Chinese, it carries an unlucky connotation.’ in Traditional Chinese
因為送鐘在漢語裡跟送終聽起來很相似，所以帶有不吉利的涵義。
yīn wèi sòng zhōng zài hàn yǔ lǐ gēn sòng zhōng tīng qǐ lái hěn xiāng sì suǒ yǐ dài yǒu bù jí lì de hán yì
Phrase Breakdown
因為
yīn wèi
送
sòng
鐘
zhōng
在
zài
漢語
hàn yǔ
裡
lǐ
跟
gēn
送終
sòng zhōng
聽起來
tīng qǐ lái
很
hěn
相似
xiāng sì
所以
suǒ yǐ
帶有
dài yǒu
不
bù
吉利
jí lì
的
de
涵義
hán yì
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