a white lie
White:
White, opposite to red, is a basic taboo color in Chinese traditional culture. It is the expression of exhausted and nonblooded, non-life, and stands for death and ill omen.
Red:
In western In the "Bible", the first appeared dragon is red
(fiery red dragon), but it is the king of devil Satan. So in English, red is the color of strong derogatory word.
White:
In the use of Chinese, white usually contains for nothing, look down on and useless.
Example: “no use”(白搭) “go to waste”(白费) “supercilious look”(白眼)
But red-letter day is a memorable day, especially happy day. It originated in the West, the festival on the calendar is marked in red, while the other day printed in black
对于颜色中西文化差异_终稿
Color
1、The different use of color in China and Western 2、Causes of cultural differences of colors 3、Conclusion