Because of the differences in how Chinese characters are written on the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, Taiwan residents visiting relatives in Mainland China may easily find themselves at a loss: Does a ‘ mianfen tian '( 面粉店) sell flour (麵粉 in traditional complex characters), or cosmetics (literally 面' face '粉' powder 'in complex characters)?
因著兩岸文字的不同，到大陸探親的民眾很可能有如下的疑惑：面粉店，是賣麵粉，這是化妝品？