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The Mandarin pronunciation of the word "clock" shares the same phonetic sound of the word end, which might imply the end of friendships or death.

Side note: It's not just as a wedding gift. It's never good (for reasons stated above) to give a clock to someone as a gift be it a thank you gift, birthday gift, or any gift.

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