1, fan
Fans can't be sent. Fans are homophonic and only used in summer. When it is cool in autumn, they will be thrown away, which is heartless. No matter how exquisite and expensive the fans you send, you'd better not send them.
2. Mirror
Mirrors are easily broken. If they don't break, they will reveal people's true colors and make people look ugly, so they are taboo.
3. Knife
Knife is easy to hurt people, and there is an idiom "make a clean break" in Losing Face. It feels malicious to give someone away when you get married, so it is taboo. Although your collection of knives is beautiful and valuable, it is not popular in Chinese etiquette.
4. Towels
Towels are usually used to thank mourners for their bereavement. They are used for weddings or other occasions, so they are not popular. Wedding bedding, except towels, can be made of silk and cloth.
5. Green hat
You can't send a green hat. Taking a green hat as a gift is considered an insult and a taboo.
6.umbrella
You can't send an umbrella. Umbrella is homophonic with scattering, which means scattering, indicating bad luck.
7. Fish tank
If you don't send a fish tank, according to Feng Shui, the fish tank is usually an item that can change the luck of Feng Shui at home. Misplaced fish tanks are prone to loss of luck and money, so fish tanks can't be given to others as gifts.
8.candles
Don't send candles. There are many kinds of beautifully made candles on the market now, but candles are used to pay homage to the dead. It is very unlucky for people who don't know to send candles as gifts.
9.chrysanthemum
No chrysanthemums. Most white chrysanthemums are used for funerals. It is said that the petals of chrysanthemum will not fade, so it means that the dead relatives will live in their hearts forever. Later, cultivated chrysanthemums also appeared in spring. People used to use chrysanthemums to sweep their old friends' graves in spring.
10, clocks and watches
Clocks and watches can't be delivered, and the sound of "bell" and "final" is the same, which is unlucky. Expensive clocks and watches can be given to friends on anniversaries, but it is best not to give them to weddings and birthdays.