In China, which gift is often considered bad luck?

Correct answer: Clock

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What people think about it: 11 Comments
Marie
Marie
Also do not give a gift of a knife, or shoes.
PI
PI
Player #9582844, why shoes?
luke
luke
the only good gift is socks. find out someone's favorite, and buy it for them every birthday and Christmas. trust me
Tom
Tom
Don't give Chinese couples seedless oranges as a present. the seeds represent children. seedless fruit indicates baren, no children.
Mrs busybody
Mrs busybody
PI, in some cultures it’s believed that the person giving the shoes will walk out of the recipient’s life for ever.
RICK-N-BACHER
RICK-N-BACHER
give money, or is that bad luck too.
Wolfgang
Wolfgang
Chinese believe that if you gift a clock, the recipient's time is running out.
mitch
mitch
When Western goods became readily available, rich Chinese families favoured clocks which played a musical interludes instead of a chime. They were defined as music boxes and perhaps this is the reason why.
mitch
mitch
PI, Tinea?
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
Gibberish . Zhong is or is not something , but the homophones which generate the curse are not given . Could have been a good useful question , but it falls short
mick dundee
mick dundee
CheckOutBigBrain, sun dials :)