Taboo Numbers and Colors in Traditional Chinese Culture. 中国传统文化中忌讳的数字和颜色

Hello everyone, thank you for watching Jiaojiao Victoria. Here, if you are interested in Chinese and want to know more about Chinese culture, or want to know what daily life is like in China, then please learn Chinese with me to understand Chinese culture. Hi everybody, welcome to my channel, I'm Victoria. I think every nation has their own taboos and furious things. In China, there are some things that people don't like or be used in daily life. So, today let's talk about those taboo numbers and colors in traditional Chinese culture. Among all the numbers, 6 and 8 are Chinese people's favorite because their homophonic sounds are smooth, in Chinese shun li, and flourishing, in Chinese fa cai, respectively. In all the choices pertaining to numbers, from the phone numbers and license plate numbers to the date of opening the stores or wedding, this with 6 and 8 are the people's first option. And the triple 6 and the triple 8 have become the cyber language with positive meaning. So next time if your Chinese friend send you message or the emojis with 6 and 8, it means good, so don't worry. By contrast, 4 and 7 are often taboos. The pronunciation of 4 is the same as that of death in Chinese, which people try to avoid in everything. Even some combinations of numbers containing 4 are undesirable. And 7 is considered unlucky for it's often associated with funerals. The first seven nights, in Chinese, tou qi, is a Chinese funeral custom, with mourning activities held on the seventh day of the deceased by one's family members. But I know that the number 7 is a lucky number in some Western countries, so there exist some cultural differences. Of course now many Chinese people don't care about it so much, but some people still have this concept in their mind, especially for some elders in China. In terms of colors, the Chinese people prefer the red, because they believe the red colors means auspiciousness and joy. Therefore, red clothing and red ornaments are often used and worn in some celebrations, such as the weddings and festivals. When a spring festival is coming, most of the decorations are red color. In traditional Chinese weddings, the bride often wear a red dress, but in some Western weddings, a white wedding dress instead. White and black, on the contrary, are the colors that people dislike and want to avoid. White in Chinese traditional cultures is a sign of death and unlucky. In traditional funerals, the family of the deceased needs to wear the white familial clothes and hats, and set up a white mourning hall to hold a white funeral ceremony to comfort the deceased. In addition, white also has the connotative meaning of being insidious and crafty. In Chinese-speaking opera, the character with white facial makeup is usually a villain. For example, Cao Cao, one of the most celebrated figures in Three Kingdom period. Black is not a color whose implications are strong as strong as wet, but it still has mysterious meanings and special meanings. On one hand, black is reminiscent of derogatory words such as sin, darkness, and terror. On the other hand, influenced by the Western culture, Chinese people at modern funerals also wear black clothes, black armbands to express their respect for the deceased in this atmosphere of solemnity and reverence. Today, it doesn't matter that people wear white or black clothes in their daily life. What we talk about is what these numbers and colors mean in traditional Chinese culture. In modern life, we respect the freedom of dressing. Alright, the following is Mandarin time. Let's learn some Mandarin. The following is Mandarin time. Let's learn Mandarin together. Number one, shù zi, shù zi, shù zi, shù zi means number in English. Number two, guān yú shù zi nè, wǒ men jīn tiān zhǒu tí dào le liù gè zhōng wén shù zi. Dì yí gè jiù shì liù, liù means six in English. liù, liù Next one, bā, bā, bā means eight in English. Next one, zì, zì, zì means four in English. Last one, qī, qī means seven in English. qī, liù, bā, sì, qī 分别是我们今天所接触到的几个数字。 Okay, next one. yán sè, yán sè, yán sè 那今天关于颜色,无论是c级的颜色还是小级的颜色呢,我们都接触到了哪些颜色呢? 那么用汉语怎么说呢? hóng sè, hóng sè, hóng sè means red in English. hóng sè Next one. bái sè, bái sè means white bái sè, hēi sè, hēi sè means black hēi sè 好了,今天在中国人忌讳的数字和颜色中呢,我们学会了用普通话去说这些红色、白色、黑色和一些数字的表达方式。 大家学会了吗? Welcome back! Today we talked about the taboo numbers and colors in Chinese eyes. So next time, if you communicate with Chinese friends, you can avoid some misunderstandings. So what are those taboo numbers and colors in your countries? If you like, leave some comments below. Let's learn together! Today's video is coming to an end. See you next time. Bye bye!