Tall as he was, he insisted on only carrying a flying tiger parasol or a pair of short couplet streamers, refusing to bear the heavier bridal parasol or the funeral tablet.

• 他那么大的个子，偏争着去打一面飞虎旗，或一对短窄的挽联； 那较重的红伞与肃静牌等等，他都不肯去动。