At weddings, when Chinese people give "red envelopes" with gifts of cash, they only send even amounts, like 1,200 or 3,600. Because the pronunciation of "four" is close to that of "death" in Taiwanese, if you send 4,400 to the bride and groom, people won't be grateful and might even criticize you behind your back for failing to understand basic manners.
在喜慶婚壽場合，中國人送紅包只送雙數，如一千二、三千六，由於四的閩南發音與「死」相近，很少人會送尾數是四的禮金。如果親友結婚送個四千四百元（四四，諧音死死），說不定人家不會感激，還會暗罵你觸楣頭、不懂禮數。