{"id":15227,"date":"2026-08-15T10:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=15227"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:24:37","slug":"cultural-reminders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/cultural-reminders\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Cultural Reminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/cultural-reminders\/#Tipping_Norms\" >Tipping Norms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/cultural-reminders\/#Queueing_Etiquette\" >Queueing Etiquette<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/cultural-reminders\/#Temple_Manners\" >Temple Manners<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/cultural-reminders\/#Gift-Giving\" >Gift-Giving<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/cultural-reminders\/#What_Not_to_Say\" >What Not to 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class=\"ctrl-label i18n\" data-en=\"Pinyin\" data-ja=\"\u30d4\u30f3\u30a4\u30f3\" data-ko=\"\ubcd1\uc74c\">Pinyin<\/span>\n    <div class=\"seg\" data-role=\"pinyin\">\n      <button data-value=\"on\" class=\"active i18n\" data-en=\"Show\" data-ja=\"\u8868\u793a\" data-ko=\"\ud45c\uc2dc\">Show<\/button>\n      <button data-value=\"off\" class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Hide\" data-ja=\"\u975e\u8868\u793a\" data-ko=\"\uc228\uae30\uae30\">Hide<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ctrl-group\">\n    <span class=\"ctrl-label i18n\" data-en=\"Translation\" data-ja=\"\u7ffb\u8a33\" data-ko=\"\ubc88\uc5ed\">Translation<\/span>\n    <div class=\"seg\" data-role=\"lang\">\n      <button data-value=\"en\" class=\"active\">Eng<\/button>\n      <button data-value=\"ja\">\u65e5<\/button>\n      <button data-value=\"ko\">\ud55c<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"shell\" id=\"culture-root\">\n\n  <!-- TOPIC 1: TIPPING -->\n  <section class=\"topic\">\n    <div class=\"topic-head\">\n      <span class=\"topic-num\">01<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\ud83d\udcb5<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Tipping Norms\" data-ja=\"\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u306e\u7fd2\u6163\" data-ko=\"\ud301 \ubb38\ud654\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tipping_Norms\"><\/span>Tipping Norms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Neither Taiwan nor mainland China has a tipping culture for restaurants, taxis, or hotels \u2014 leaving extra money can even confuse or fluster the staff.\" data-ja=\"\u53f0\u6e7e\u3067\u3082\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9678\u3067\u3082\u3001\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u3001\u30bf\u30af\u30b7\u30fc\u3001\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u3067\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u3092\u6e21\u3059\u7fd2\u6163\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u4f59\u5206\u306b\u304a\u91d1\u3092\u6e21\u3059\u3068\u3001\u304b\u3048\u3063\u3066\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u3092\u6238\u60d1\u308f\u305b\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\ub300\ub9cc\uc774\ub098 \uc911\uad6d \ub300\ub959 \ubaa8\ub450 \uc2dd\ub2f9, \ud0dd\uc2dc, \ud638\ud154\uc5d0\uc11c \ud301\uc744 \uc8fc\ub294 \ubb38\ud654\uac00 \uc5c6\uc5b4\uc694. \uc5ec\ubd84\uc758 \ub3c8\uc744 \uc8fc\uba74 \uc624\ud788\ub824 \uc9c1\uc6d0\uc774 \ub2f9\ud669\ud560 \uc218\ub3c4 \uc788\uc5b4\uc694.\">Neither Taiwan nor mainland China has a tipping culture for restaurants, taxis, or hotels \u2014 leaving extra money can even confuse or fluster the staff.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"High-end hotel bellhops and guides on small private tours are the exceptions \u2014 a small tip there is appreciated but still never required.\" data-ja=\"\u9ad8\u7d1a\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u306e\u30d9\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30a4\u3084\u5c11\u4eba\u6570\u306e\u500b\u4eba\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u30ac\u30a4\u30c9\u306f\u4f8b\u5916\u3067\u3059\u3002\u5c11\u984d\u306e\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u306f\u559c\u3070\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u5fc5\u9808\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uace0\uae09 \ud638\ud154\uc758 \ubca8\ubcf4\uc774\ub098 \uc18c\uaddc\ubaa8 \uac1c\uc778 \ud22c\uc5b4 \uac00\uc774\ub4dc\ub294 \uc608\uc678\uc608\uc694. \uc57d\uac04\uc758 \ud301\uc740 \ubc18\uac00\uc6cc\ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc \uadf8\ub798\ub3c4 \ud544\uc218\ub294 \uc544\ub2c8\uc5d0\uc694.\">High-end hotel bellhops and guides on small private tours are the exceptions \u2014 a small tip there is appreciated but still never required.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Service charges are sometimes already built into the bill at nicer restaurants (often listed as \u670d\u52d9\u8cbb) \u2014 check before adding anything extra.\" data-ja=\"\u9ad8\u7d1a\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30b5\u30fc\u30d3\u30b9\u6599\uff08\u670d\u52d9\u8cbb\uff09\u304c\u3059\u3067\u306b\u4f1a\u8a08\u306b\u542b\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u8ffd\u52a0\u3067\u6255\u3046\u524d\u306b\u78ba\u8a8d\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uace0\uae09 \ub808\uc2a4\ud1a0\ub791\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4\ub8cc(\u670d\u52d9\u8cbb)\uac00 \uc774\ubbf8 \uacc4\uc0b0\uc11c\uc5d0 \ud3ec\ud568\ub41c \uacbd\uc6b0\uac00 \uc788\uc5b4\uc694. \ucd94\uac00\ub85c \ub0b4\uae30 \uc804\uc5d0 \ud655\uc778\ud574\ubcf4\uc138\uc694.\">Service charges are sometimes already built into the bill at nicer restaurants (often listed as \u670d\u52d9\u8cbb) \u2014 check before adding anything extra.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <div class=\"keyphrase\">\n      <span class=\"tag i18n\" data-en=\"Key Phrase\" data-ja=\"\u30ad\u30fc\u30d5\u30ec\u30fc\u30ba\" data-ko=\"\ud575\uc2ec \ud45c\ud604\">Key Phrase<\/span>\n      <span class=\"txt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7528<\/span><rt>b\u00fa y\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7528<\/span><rt>b\u00fa y\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u4e86<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u627e\u4e86<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo le<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"en i18n\" data-en=\"Keep the change \u2014 about as close as it gets to a &quot;tip&quot; phrase\" data-ja=\"\u304a\u91e3\u308a\u306f\u3044\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u2015\u2015\u300c\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u300d\u306b\u4e00\u756a\u8fd1\u3044\u8868\u73fe\u3067\u3059\" data-ko=\"\uac70\uc2a4\ub984\ub3c8\uc740 \uc548 \uc8fc\uc154\ub3c4 \ub3fc\uc694 \u2014 '\ud301'\uc5d0 \uac00\uc7a5 \uac00\uae4c\uc6b4 \ud45c\ud604\uc774\uc5d0\uc694\">Keep the change \u2014 about as close as it gets to a &#8220;tip&#8221; phrase<\/span><\/span>\n      <button class=\"speak-btn\" data-trad=\"\u4e0d\u7528\u627e\u4e86\u3002\" data-simp=\"\u4e0d\u7528\u627e\u4e86\u3002\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- TOPIC 2: QUEUEING -->\n  <section class=\"topic\">\n    <div class=\"topic-head\">\n      <span class=\"topic-num\">02<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\ud83d\udeb6<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Queueing Etiquette\" data-ja=\"\u5217\u306b\u4e26\u3076\u30de\u30ca\u30fc\" data-ko=\"\uc904\uc11c\uae30 \uc608\uc808\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Queueing_Etiquette\"><\/span>Queueing Etiquette<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Queuing is taken seriously in Taiwan \u2014 cutting in line is a real faux pas, even for something as small as an ATM or a convenience store register.\" data-ja=\"\u53f0\u6e7e\u3067\u306f\u5217\u306b\u4e26\u3076\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3068\u3066\u3082\u91cd\u8996\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002ATM\u3084\u30b3\u30f3\u30d3\u30cb\u306e\u30ec\u30b8\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u5834\u9762\u3067\u3082\u3001\u5272\u308a\u8fbc\u307f\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u30de\u30ca\u30fc\u9055\u53cd\u3067\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\ub300\ub9cc\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uc904\uc11c\uae30\ub97c \ub9e4\uc6b0 \uc911\uc694\ud558\uac8c \uc5ec\uaca8\uc694. ATM\uc774\ub098 \ud3b8\uc758\uc810 \uacc4\uc0b0\ub300\ucc98\ub7fc \uc791\uc740 \uc0c1\ud669\uc5d0\uc11c\ub3c4 \uc0c8\uce58\uae30\ub294 \ud070 \uc2e4\ub840\uc608\uc694.\">Queuing is taken seriously in Taiwan \u2014 cutting in line is a real faux pas, even for something as small as an ATM or a convenience store register.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"In mainland China, queue discipline varies more by city and situation \u2014 crowding can happen at peak times, though it's improved a lot in major cities in recent years.\" data-ja=\"\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9678\u3067\u306f\u90fd\u5e02\u3084\u72b6\u6cc1\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5217\u306e\u79e9\u5e8f\u306b\u5dee\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30d4\u30fc\u30af\u6642\u306b\u306f\u6df7\u96d1\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u8fd1\u5e74\u4e3b\u8981\u90fd\u5e02\u3067\u306f\u5927\u304d\u304f\u6539\u5584\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc911\uad6d \ub300\ub959\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \ub3c4\uc2dc\uc640 \uc0c1\ud669\uc5d0 \ub530\ub77c \uc904\uc11c\uae30 \uc9c8\uc11c\uc5d0 \ucc28\uc774\uac00 \uc788\uc5b4\uc694. \ud63c\uc7a1\ud55c \uc2dc\uac04\ub300\uc5d0\ub294 \ubd90\ube4c \uc218 \uc788\uc9c0\ub9cc, \ucd5c\uadfc \uba87 \ub144\uac04 \uc8fc\uc694 \ub3c4\uc2dc\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \ub9ce\uc774 \uac1c\uc120\ub410\uc5b4\uc694.\">In mainland China, queue discipline varies more by city and situation \u2014 crowding can happen at peak times, though it&#8217;s improved a lot in major cities in recent years.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"On escalators, stand to one side (right in Taiwan) and leave the other side clear for walkers \u2014 and let people exit a train before you board.\" data-ja=\"\u30a8\u30b9\u30ab\u30ec\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u3067\u306f\u7247\u5074\uff08\u53f0\u6e7e\u3067\u306f\u53f3\u5074\uff09\u306b\u5bc4\u3063\u3066\u7acb\u3061\u3001\u53cd\u5bfe\u5074\u306f\u6b69\u304f\u4eba\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u7a7a\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u96fb\u8eca\u3067\u306f\u964d\u308a\u308b\u4eba\u3092\u5148\u306b\u901a\u3057\u3066\u304b\u3089\u4e57\u308a\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc5d0\uc2a4\uceec\ub808\uc774\ud130\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \ud55c\ucabd(\ub300\ub9cc\uc740 \uc624\ub978\ucabd)\uc5d0 \uc11c\uace0 \ubc18\ub300\ucabd\uc740 \uac77\ub294 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc744 \uc704\ud574 \ube44\uc6cc\ub450\uc138\uc694. \uc9c0\ud558\ucca0\uc740 \ub0b4\ub9ac\ub294 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc774 \uba3c\uc800 \ub0b4\ub9ac\uac8c \ud55c \ub2e4\uc74c \ud0c0\uc138\uc694.\">On escalators, stand to one side (right in Taiwan) and leave the other side clear for walkers \u2014 and let people exit a train before you board.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <div class=\"keyphrase\">\n      <span class=\"tag i18n\" data-en=\"Key Phrase\" data-ja=\"\u30ad\u30fc\u30d5\u30ec\u30fc\u30ba\" data-ko=\"\ud575\uc2ec \ud45c\ud604\">Key Phrase<\/span>\n      <span class=\"txt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6392\u968a<\/span><rt>p\u00e1idu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6392\u961f<\/span><rt>p\u00e1idu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"en i18n\" data-en=\"Please line up \u2014 a polite, useful line if someone tries to cut ahead\" data-ja=\"\u4e26\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u2015\u2015\u5272\u308a\u8fbc\u307f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304d\u306b\u4f7f\u3048\u308b\u4e01\u5be7\u306a\u4e00\u8a00\u3067\u3059\" data-ko=\"\uc904 \uc11c \uc8fc\uc138\uc694 \u2014 \uc0c8\uce58\uae30\ud558\ub824\ub294 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc5d0\uac8c \uc4f8 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uc815\uc911\ud55c \ud45c\ud604\uc774\uc5d0\uc694\">Please line up \u2014 a polite, useful line if someone tries to cut ahead<\/span><\/span>\n      <button class=\"speak-btn\" data-trad=\"\u8acb\u6392\u968a\u3002\" data-simp=\"\u8bf7\u6392\u961f\u3002\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- TOPIC 3: TEMPLES -->\n  <section class=\"topic\">\n    <div class=\"topic-head\">\n      <span class=\"topic-num\">03<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\u26e9<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Temple Manners\" data-ja=\"\u304a\u5bfa\u3067\u306e\u4f5c\u6cd5\" data-ko=\"\uc0ac\uc6d0 \uc608\uc808\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Temple_Manners\"><\/span>Temple Manners<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) and keep your voice down once you're inside.\" data-ja=\"\u80a9\u3084\u819d\u304c\u96a0\u308c\u308b\u63a7\u3048\u3081\u306a\u670d\u88c5\u3092\u3057\u3001\u5883\u5185\u306b\u5165\u3063\u305f\u3089\u9759\u304b\u306b\u904e\u3054\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc5b4\uae68\uc640 \ubb34\ub98e\uc744 \uac00\ub9ac\ub294 \ub2e8\uc815\ud55c \uc637\uc744 \uc785\uace0, \uacbd\ub0b4\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uc870\uc6a9\ud788 \ud589\ub3d9\ud558\uc138\uc694.\">Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) and keep your voice down once you&#8217;re inside.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Step over the threshold at the main gate rather than directly on it \u2014 stepping on it is considered disrespectful in traditional belief.\" data-ja=\"\u6b63\u9580\u306e\u6577\u5c45\u306f\u8e0f\u307e\u305a\u306b\u307e\u305f\u3044\u3067\u5165\u308a\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u6577\u5c45\u3092\u8e0f\u3080\u3053\u3068\u306f\u4f1d\u7d71\u7684\u306a\u8003\u3048\u3067\u306f\u5931\u793c\u3068\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc815\ubb38 \ubb38\ud131\uc740 \ubc1f\uc9c0 \ub9d0\uace0 \ub118\uc5b4\uc11c \ub4e4\uc5b4\uac00\uc138\uc694. \ubb38\ud131\uc744 \ubc1f\ub294 \uac83\uc740 \uc804\ud1b5\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \ubb34\ub840\ud558\ub2e4\uace0 \uc5ec\uaca8\uc838\uc694.\">Step over the threshold at the main gate rather than directly on it \u2014 stepping on it is considered disrespectful in traditional belief.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Photography is often fine in courtyards but can be restricted directly in front of the main altar \u2014 check for signage or ask a staff member first.\" data-ja=\"\u4e2d\u5ead\u3067\u306e\u5199\u771f\u64ae\u5f71\u306f\u554f\u984c\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u304c\u591a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u672c\u6bbf\u306e\u6b63\u9762\u3067\u306f\u5236\u9650\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6848\u5185\u8868\u793a\u3092\u78ba\u8a8d\u3059\u308b\u304b\u3001\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u306b\u5c0b\u306d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\" data-ko=\"\ub9c8\ub2f9\uc5d0\uc11c \uc0ac\uc9c4 \ucd2c\uc601\uc740 \ub300\uccb4\ub85c \uad1c\ucc2e\uc9c0\ub9cc, \ubcf8\uc804 \uc815\uba74\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uc81c\ud55c\ub418\ub294 \uacbd\uc6b0\uac00 \uc788\uc5b4\uc694. \uc548\ub0b4\ud310\uc744 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uac70\ub098 \uc9c1\uc6d0\uc5d0\uac8c \uba3c\uc800 \ubb3c\uc5b4\ubcf4\uc138\uc694.\">Photography is often fine in courtyards but can be restricted directly in front of the main altar \u2014 check for signage or ask a staff member first.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <div class=\"keyphrase\">\n      <span class=\"tag i18n\" data-en=\"Key Phrase\" data-ja=\"\u30ad\u30fc\u30d5\u30ec\u30fc\u30ba\" data-ko=\"\ud575\uc2ec \ud45c\ud604\">Key Phrase<\/span>\n      <span class=\"txt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62cd\u7167<\/span><rt>p\u0101izh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u62cd\u7167<\/span><rt>p\u0101izh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<span class=\"en i18n\" data-en=\"Is it okay to take photos here? \u2014 always worth asking before you raise your camera in a temple\" data-ja=\"\u3053\u3053\u3067\u5199\u771f\u3092\u64ae\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u2015\u2015\u304a\u5bfa\u3067\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u3092\u69cb\u3048\u308b\u524d\u306b\u78ba\u8a8d\u3059\u308b\u4fa1\u5024\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\" data-ko=\"\uc5ec\uae30\uc11c \uc0ac\uc9c4 \ucc0d\uc5b4\ub3c4 \ub3fc\uc694? \u2014 \uc0ac\uc6d0\uc5d0\uc11c \uce74\uba54\ub77c\ub97c \ub4e4\uae30 \uc804\uc5d0 \uaf2d \ubb3c\uc5b4\ubcfc \ub9cc\ud574\uc694\">Is it okay to take photos here? \u2014 always worth asking before you raise your camera in a temple<\/span><\/span>\n      <button class=\"speak-btn\" data-trad=\"\u9019\u88e1\u53ef\u4ee5\u62cd\u7167\u55ce\uff1f\" data-simp=\"\u8fd9\u91cc\u53ef\u4ee5\u62cd\u7167\u5417\uff1f\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- TOPIC 4: GIFTS -->\n  <section class=\"topic\">\n    <div class=\"topic-head\">\n      <span class=\"topic-num\">04<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\ud83c\udf81<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Gift-Giving\" data-ja=\"\u8d08\u308a\u7269\u306e\u6587\u5316\" data-ko=\"\uc120\ubb3c \ubb38\ud654\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gift-Giving\"><\/span>Gift-Giving<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Avoid clocks as gifts \u2014 \u9001\u9418 (s\u00f2ng zh\u014dng, &quot;giving a clock&quot;) sounds identical to \u9001\u7d42 (s\u00f2ng zh\u014dng, seeing someone off at their death). Sharp objects like scissors or knives are also avoided, since they can symbolize &quot;cutting&quot; a relationship.\" data-ja=\"\u6642\u8a08\u3092\u8d08\u308b\u306e\u306f\u907f\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u300c\u9001\u9418\u300d\uff08\u6642\u8a08\u3092\u8d08\u308b\uff09\u306f\u300c\u9001\u7d42\u300d\uff08\u4eba\u306e\u6b7b\u3092\u770b\u53d6\u308b\uff09\u3068\u540c\u3058\u767a\u97f3\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30cf\u30b5\u30df\u3084\u30ca\u30a4\u30d5\u306a\u3069\u306e\u5203\u7269\u3082\u3001\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u300c\u65ad\u3061\u5207\u308b\u300d\u3053\u3068\u3092\u9023\u60f3\u3055\u305b\u308b\u305f\u3081\u907f\u3051\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc2dc\uacc4\ub97c \uc120\ubb3c\ud558\ub294 \uac74 \ud53c\ud558\uc138\uc694. '\u9001\u9418'(\uc2dc\uacc4\ub97c \uc120\ubb3c\ud568)\uc740 '\u9001\u7d42'(\uc784\uc885\uc744 \uc9c0\ud0b4)\uacfc \ubc1c\uc74c\uc774 \uac19\uc544\uc694. \uac00\uc704\ub098 \uce7c \uac19\uc740 \ub0a0\uce74\ub85c\uc6b4 \ubb3c\uac74\ub3c4 \uad00\uacc4\ub97c '\ub04a\ub294\ub2e4'\ub294 \uac78 \uc5f0\uc0c1\uc2dc\ucf1c\uc11c \ud53c\ud574\uc694.\">Avoid clocks as gifts \u2014 \u9001\u9418 (s\u00f2ng zh\u014dng, &#8220;giving a clock&#8221;) sounds identical to \u9001\u7d42 (s\u00f2ng zh\u014dng, seeing someone off at their death). Sharp objects like scissors or knives are also avoided, since they can symbolize &#8220;cutting&#8221; a relationship.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Giving gifts in pairs (even numbers) is considered lucky \u2014 except four, since \u56db (s\u00ec, &quot;four&quot;) sounds like \u6b7b (s\u01d0, &quot;death&quot;).\" data-ja=\"\u8d08\u308a\u7269\u306f\u5076\u6570\u500b\u3067\u8d08\u308b\u3068\u7e01\u8d77\u304c\u826f\u3044\u3068\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305f\u3060\u30574\u500b\u306f\u4f8b\u5916\u3067\u3001\u300c\u56db\u300d\uff08s\u00ec\uff09\u306f\u300c\u6b7b\u300d\uff08s\u01d0\uff09\u3068\u767a\u97f3\u304c\u4f3c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u907f\u3051\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc120\ubb3c\uc740 \uc9dd\uc218\ub85c \uc8fc\ub294 \uac8c \uae38\ud558\ub2e4\uace0 \uc5ec\uaca8\uc838\uc694. \ub2e4\ub9cc 4\uac1c\ub294 \uc608\uc678\uc778\ub370, '\u56db'(s\u00ec, \ub137)\uac00 '\u6b7b'(s\u01d0, \uc8fd\uc74c)\uc640 \ubc1c\uc74c\uc774 \ube44\uc2b7\ud558\uae30 \ub54c\ubb38\uc774\uc5d0\uc694.\">Giving gifts in pairs (even numbers) is considered lucky \u2014 except four, since \u56db (s\u00ec, &#8220;four&#8221;) sounds like \u6b7b (s\u01d0, &#8220;death&#8221;).<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"It's polite to decline a gift once or twice before accepting it \u2014 the giver is expected to insist, and both sides play along.\" data-ja=\"\u8d08\u308a\u7269\u306f\u4e00\u5ea6\u304b\u4e8c\u5ea6\u306f\u9060\u616e\u3057\u3066\u304b\u3089\u53d7\u3051\u53d6\u308b\u306e\u304c\u793c\u5100\u3067\u3059\u3002\u8d08\u308b\u5074\u306f\u3055\u3089\u306b\u52e7\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u671f\u5f85\u3055\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u53cc\u65b9\u304c\u3053\u306e\u3084\u308a\u53d6\u308a\u3092\u3053\u306a\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc120\ubb3c\uc740 \ud55c\ub450 \ubc88 \uc0ac\uc591\ud55c \ub4a4\uc5d0 \ubc1b\ub294 \uac8c \uc608\uc758\uc608\uc694. \uc8fc\ub294 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc740 \ub2e4\uc2dc \uad8c\ud558\uae30 \ub9c8\ub828\uc774\uace0, \uc591\ucabd \ub2e4 \uc774 \uacfc\uc815\uc744 \uc790\uc5f0\uc2a4\ub7fd\uac8c \uc8fc\uace0\ubc1b\uc544\uc694.\">It&#8217;s polite to decline a gift once or twice before accepting it \u2014 the giver is expected to insist, and both sides play along.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <div class=\"keyphrase\">\n      <span class=\"tag i18n\" data-en=\"Key Phrase\" data-ja=\"\u30ad\u30fc\u30d5\u30ec\u30fc\u30ba\" data-ko=\"\ud575\uc2ec \ud45c\ud604\">Key Phrase<\/span>\n      <span class=\"txt\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u662f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u662f<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>g\u011bi n\u01d0 de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>g\u011bi n\u01d0 de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5fc3\u610f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo x\u012bny\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5fc3\u610f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo x\u012bny\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"en i18n\" data-en=\"This is just a small token for you \u2014 the humble way to present a gift\" data-ja=\"\u307b\u3093\u306e\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3069\u3046\u305e\u2015\u2015\u8d08\u308a\u7269\u3092\u6e21\u3059\u3068\u304d\u306e\u8b19\u865a\u306a\u8a00\u3044\u65b9\u3067\u3059\" data-ko=\"\uc774\uac74 \uc791\uc740 \ub9c8\uc74c\uc774\uc5d0\uc694 \u2014 \uc120\ubb3c\uc744 \uac74\ub12c \ub54c \uc4f0\ub294 \uacb8\uc190\ud55c \ud45c\ud604\uc774\uc5d0\uc694\">This is just a small token for you \u2014 the humble way to present a gift<\/span><\/span>\n      <button class=\"speak-btn\" data-trad=\"\u9019\u662f\u7d66\u4f60\u7684\u4e00\u9ede\u5c0f\u5fc3\u610f\u3002\" data-simp=\"\u8fd9\u662f\u7ed9\u4f60\u7684\u4e00\u70b9\u5c0f\u5fc3\u610f\u3002\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- TOPIC 5: TABOOS -->\n  <section class=\"topic\">\n    <div class=\"topic-head\">\n      <span class=\"topic-num\">05<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\ud83d\udeab<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"What Not to Say\" data-ja=\"\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\" data-ko=\"\ud558\uc9c0 \ub9d0\uc544\uc57c \ud560 \ub9d0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Not_to_Say\"><\/span>What Not to Say<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Avoid the number four (\u56db, s\u00ec) where you have a choice \u2014 in gift quantities, room numbers, floor numbers. Many buildings skip a labeled 4th floor, the way Western buildings sometimes skip 13.\" data-ja=\"\u9078\u3079\u308b\u5834\u9762\u3067\u306f\u300c\u56db\u300d\uff08s\u00ec\uff09\u3092\u907f\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u2015\u2015\u8d08\u308a\u7269\u306e\u6570\u3001\u90e8\u5c4b\u756a\u53f7\u3001\u968e\u6570\u306a\u3069\u3067\u3059\u3002\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5efa\u7269\u3067\u306f\u3001\u897f\u6d0b\u306e\u5efa\u7269\u304c13\u968e\u3092\u98db\u3070\u3059\u306e\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u30014\u968e\u306e\u8868\u793a\u3092\u98db\u3070\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc120\ud0dd\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4\uba74 \uc22b\uc790 4(\u56db, s\u00ec)\ub294 \ud53c\ud558\uc138\uc694 \u2014 \uc120\ubb3c \uac1c\uc218, \ubc29 \ubc88\ud638, \uce35\uc218 \ub4f1\uc5d0\uc11c\uc694. \uc11c\uc591 \uac74\ubb3c\uc774 13\uce35\uc744 \uac74\ub108\ub6f0\ub4ef, \ub9ce\uc740 \uac74\ubb3c\uc774 4\uce35 \ud45c\uae30\ub97c \uac74\ub108\ub6f0\uc5b4\uc694.\">Avoid the number four (\u56db, s\u00ec) where you have a choice \u2014 in gift quantities, room numbers, floor numbers. Many buildings skip a labeled 4th floor, the way Western buildings sometimes skip 13.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Casual conversation tends to steer around death, serious illness, and funerals \u2014 especially around elders. It's not that these topics are forbidden, just not typical small talk.\" data-ja=\"\u65e5\u5e38\u4f1a\u8a71\u3067\u306f\u3001\u6b7b\u3084\u91cd\u3044\u75c5\u6c17\u3001\u846c\u5100\u306e\u8a71\u984c\u306f\u907f\u3051\u3089\u308c\u308b\u50be\u5411\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u7279\u306b\u5e74\u914d\u306e\u65b9\u306e\u524d\u3067\u306f\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002\u7981\u6b62\u3068\u3044\u3046\u308f\u3051\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u306a\u4e16\u9593\u8a71\u306e\u8a71\u984c\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc77c\uc0c1 \ub300\ud654\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uc8fd\uc74c, \uc2ec\uac01\ud55c \uc9c8\ubcd1, \uc7a5\ub840\uc2dd \uac19\uc740 \uc8fc\uc81c\ub97c \ud53c\ud558\ub294 \uacbd\ud5a5\uc774 \uc788\uc5b4\uc694. \ud2b9\ud788 \uc5b4\ub974\uc2e0\ub4e4 \uc55e\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \ub354\uc6b1 \uadf8\ub798\uc694. \uae08\uae30\uae4c\uc9c0\ub294 \uc544\ub2c8\uc9c0\ub9cc, \uc77c\ubc18\uc801\uc778 \uc7a1\ub2f4 \uc8fc\uc81c\ub294 \uc544\ub2c8\uc5d0\uc694.\">Casual conversation tends to steer around death, serious illness, and funerals \u2014 especially around elders. It&#8217;s not that these topics are forbidden, just not typical small talk.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Directly comparing mainland China and Taiwan politically is a sensitive subject \u2014 best left alone with people you've just met.\" data-ja=\"\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9678\u3068\u53f0\u6e7e\u3092\u653f\u6cbb\u7684\u306b\u76f4\u63a5\u6bd4\u8f03\u3059\u308b\u306e\u306f\u30c7\u30ea\u30b1\u30fc\u30c8\u306a\u8a71\u984c\u3067\u3059\u3002\u77e5\u308a\u5408\u3063\u305f\u3070\u304b\u308a\u306e\u4eba\u3068\u306f\u907f\u3051\u305f\u307b\u3046\u304c\u7121\u96e3\u3067\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc911\uad6d \ub300\ub959\uacfc \ub300\ub9cc\uc744 \uc815\uce58\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc9c1\uc811 \ube44\uad50\ud558\ub294 \uac74 \ubbfc\uac10\ud55c \uc8fc\uc81c\uc608\uc694. \ub9c9 \uc54c\uac8c \ub41c \uc0ac\ub78c\uacfc\ub294 \ud53c\ud558\ub294 \uac8c \uc88b\uc544\uc694.\">Directly comparing mainland China and Taiwan politically is a sensitive subject \u2014 best left alone with people you&#8217;ve just met.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Blunt criticism of someone's home, city, family, or country in front of others can cause them to lose face (\u9762\u5b50, mi\u00e0nzi) \u2014 frame concerns gently, and ideally in private.\" data-ja=\"\u4eba\u524d\u3067\u305d\u306e\u4eba\u306e\u5bb6\u5ead\u3084\u8857\u3001\u5bb6\u65cf\u3001\u56fd\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u7387\u76f4\u306b\u6279\u5224\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u9762\u5b50\uff08mi\u00e0nzi\uff09\u3092\u5931\u308f\u305b\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6307\u6458\u306f\u3084\u308f\u3089\u304b\u304f\u3001\u3067\u304d\u308c\u3070\u500b\u5225\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\" data-ko=\"\ub2e4\ub978 \uc0ac\ub78c\ub4e4 \uc55e\uc5d0\uc11c \ub204\uad70\uac00\uc758 \uc9d1, \ub3c4\uc2dc, \uac00\uc871, \ub098\ub77c\ub97c \uc9c1\uc124\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \ube44\ud310\ud558\uba74 \uccb4\uba74(\u9762\u5b50, mi\u00e0nzi)\uc744 \uc783\uac8c \ud560 \uc218 \uc788\uc5b4\uc694. \uc9c0\uc801\uc740 \ubd80\ub4dc\ub7fd\uac8c, \uac00\ub2a5\ud558\uba74 \uac1c\uc778\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \ud558\ub294 \uac8c \uc88b\uc544\uc694.\">Blunt criticism of someone&#8217;s home, city, family, or country in front of others can cause them to lose face (\u9762\u5b50, mi\u00e0nzi) \u2014 frame concerns gently, and ideally in private.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- TOPIC 6: STREET SMARTS -->\n  <section class=\"topic\">\n    <div class=\"topic-head\">\n      <span class=\"topic-num\">06<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\ud83d\udefa<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Street Smarts\" data-ja=\"\u8857\u306e\u5fc3\u5f97\" data-ko=\"\uac70\ub9ac \uc0c1\uc2dd\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Street_Smarts\"><\/span>Street Smarts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"You'll often see metal barrels on sidewalks or outside shops used for burning joss paper (\u91d1\u7d19, j\u012bnzh\u01d0) as offerings \u2014 that's not a trash can, even though it might look like one.\" data-ja=\"\u6b69\u9053\u3084\u5e97\u306e\u5916\u3067\u3088\u304f\u898b\u304b\u3051\u308b\u91d1\u5c5e\u88fd\u306e\u6a3d\u306f\u3001\u4f9b\u7269\u3068\u3057\u3066\u91d1\u7d19\uff08j\u012bnzh\u01d0\uff09\u3092\u71c3\u3084\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u2015\u2015\u30b4\u30df\u7bb1\u306b\u898b\u3048\u3066\u3082\u9055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\" data-ko=\"\uc778\ub3c4\ub098 \uac00\uac8c \ubc16\uc5d0\uc11c \uc790\uc8fc \ubcf4\uc774\ub294 \uae08\uc18d \ud1b5\uc740 \uc81c\ubb3c\ub85c \uc9c0\uc804(\u91d1\u7d19, j\u012bnzh\u01d0)\uc744 \ud0dc\uc6b0\ub294 \uc6a9\ub3c4\uc608\uc694 \u2014 \uc4f0\ub808\uae30\ud1b5\ucc98\ub7fc \ubcf4\uc5ec\ub3c4 \uc544\ub2c8\uc5d0\uc694.\">You&#8217;ll often see metal barrels on sidewalks or outside shops used for burning joss paper (\u91d1\u7d19, j\u012bnzh\u01d0) as offerings \u2014 that&#8217;s not a trash can, even though it might look like one.<\/li>\n      <li class=\"i18n\" data-en=\"Cross streets carefully \u2014 plenty of cars, scooters, and buses don't reliably yield to pedestrians even at marked crossings. 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