Hugh: 聽日係我女朋友個爸爸生日，我想送啲嘢俾佢。  

Daisy: 咁，你打算送乜嘢俾佢呀？  

Hugh: 唔知呀，我琴日喺中環見到一個好靚嘅古董鐘，我想買嚟送比佢。你話好唔好呀？  

Daisy: 唔得！中國人生日唔送得鐘㗎！  

Hugh: 點解呀？  

Daisy:「送鐘」嘅意頭唔好嘛。「送終」有另外一個意思，即係話人哋死咗咁解呀。  

Hugh: 嘩，咁唔好意頭㗎？咁，送手錶得唔得呀？  

Daisy: 送手錶就冇所謂。  

Hugh: 咁不如送隻古董手錶俾佢啦。  

Daisy: 記住唔好送鐘呀！如果唔係，女朋友都冇埋㗎！  

Hugh: 唔該晒 。  

Hugh: Tomorrow is my girlfriend's father's birthday. I want to buy him a gift.  

Daisy: What are you getting him?  

Hugh: Don't know. Yesterday I spotted a real nice antique clock that I wanted to get it as a gift. What do you think?  

Daisy: No. you can't do it. Chinese people won't give clocks as birthday gifts.  

Hugh: Why not?  

Daisy: 'Giving clocks' is not auspicious. ('Giving clocks' pronouns the same as 'Attending a funeral') 'Attending a funeral' means someone has died.  

Hugh: Wow, that malicious? OK, can I get him a watch?  

Daisy: Giving watches is OK.  

Hugh: What do you think if I get him an antique watch?  

Daisy: Anyway, remember don't get him any clocks! If you do so, you won't be able to keep your girlfriend!  

Hugh: Thanks so much!  

Hugh: tīng yaht haih ngóh néuih pàhng yáuh go bàh bā sāang yaht, ngóh séung sung dī yéh béi kéuih.   

Daisy: gam néih dá syun sung māt yéh béi kéuih a?   

Hugh: m̀h jī a, ngóh kàhm yaht hái Jūng Wàahn gin dóu yāt go hóu leng ge gú dúng jūng, ngóh séung máaih làih sung béi kéuih. néih wah hóu m̀h hóu a?   

Daisy: m̀h dāk! jūng gwok yàhn sāang yaht m̀h sung dāk jūng ga!   

Hugh: dím gáai a?      

Daisy: “sung jūng” ge yi tàuh m̀h hóu ma. “sung jūng” yáuh lihng ngoih yāt go yi sī, jīk haih wah yàhn deih séi jó gám gáai a.   

Hugh: wa, gam m̀h hóu yi tàuh ga? gám, sung sáu bīu dāk m̀h dāk a?      

Daisy: sung sáu bīu jauh móuh só waih.    

Hugh: gám bāt yùh sung jek gú dúng sáu bīu béi kéuih lā.   

Daisy: gei jyuh m̀h hóu sung jūng a! yùh gwó m̀h haih, néuih pàhng yáuh dōu móuh màaih ga!   

Hugh: m̀h gōi saai .