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The colour of white is usually worn at funerals as a symbol of mourning.
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What color is white in Chinese?
白 Bái
Why do Chinese people think white is unlucky?
The Chinese believe that white is unlucky because it is the color of death.
What does the color white mean in China?
Death- white in Chinese wears death. That's why people from all over Asia wear white to funerals.
What is the chinese translation of white?
white (color) = 白色 （bai3 se4）
What does yellow mean in Chinese?
a color and obscenity
What does the color blue mean to the Chinese?
In Chinese culture, the color blue symbolizes immortality and advancement. Blue is also associated with the element of wood and the direction east. It is often used in art and architecture to represent clarity and calmness.
Do Chinese people believe that white is bad luck?
Not really, but is generally considered taboo if you wear white on certain occasions. White in Chinese culture is a "sad" or a "mourning" color, almost equivalent to the color black in Western culture (i.e. the color you wear at a funeral) whereas the color red in Chinese culture is auspicious and is used in just about everything (in traditional-styled Chinese weddings the bride and groom both wear red).
Can you wear the color white to a Chinese wedding?
any color you like, but be aware of bright colors are prefered
What does Huang se mean in Chinese?
黄色 (huáng sè) means yellow in Chinese.
What does favorite color white mean?
it means someone favorite color is white (its the color they like the most)
What does the color white mean for a gang?
KKK and Mexican color clothing
What do black white orange red green yellow blue brown purple gray and pink represent in Chinese?
Colors mean various things in the Chinese culture. Red symbolizes positive events, especially weddings--but this color is forbidden at funerals, for obvious reasons. Black is a neutral color in Chinese culture and represents heaven. Blue and green in Chinese culture can both be seen as symbols of life. However, green can be associated with cuckoldry. Purple is the color of Chinese bishops in Catholicism who refuse to wear green hats since green is the color symbolizing cuckoldry. White symbolizes purity, among other things, but it is also the symbol of mourning and is used predominantly at funerals. Yellow is a color that is associated with heroism, royalty, and Buddhism, but it is actually also used as a color for Chinese Buddhists in mourning. Orange is a lucky color in Chinese culture. Brown represents industriousness. Purple represents spiritual awareness. Pink represents love. Finally, gray represents the indefinite, or also it could mean money due to the fact that it is close in color to silver.
