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Advanced Mandarin Chinese: "Food Taboos in China" with eChineseLearning

1,136 views · Published 5 August 2018 · 4:36 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: eChineseLearning · 2018 · Education

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In today's lesson, you can learn about some food taboos! Chinese culture is filled with taboos that most foreigners are unfamiliar with.

忌讳 (jìhuì) = taboo 

For example, while eating pears, the pear cannot be divided into smaller slides. 

For a group of Chinese diners at a restaurant, they will avoid saying "翻鱼 (fān yú) turn the fish over" while finishing a whole fish on the table. 

Did you know about these Chinese taboos with eating? Watch the video and find out more, including the stories and reasons behind them!
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If you've had Chinese food, then perhaps you've used (or tried to use!) "筷子 (kuàizi) chopsticks". Did you know that there are also taboos to consider when using these utensils? You can read about "5 Taboos When Using Chopsticks" here: https://goo.gl/zhfWR4
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