Chinese attach different meanings to numbers because theirsounds resemble certain Chinese words.
For example, 8 is a lucky number in China, especially inCantonese, because 8 and prosperity sound the same.
Many businesses would pay a large amount of money to get a goodtelephone number such as xxx8888.
9 is also a good number as it sounds like “longevity” or”lasting” in Chinese. Therefore 98 is also a good combination – lastingprosperity
4 is a bad number as it sounds like “Death”. Chinese will tryto use the number for its residence, parking spot, telephone number, etc.
Not everyone is superstitious about numbers. But people chooseto be if there is an easy alternative.
Here are also some less known resembling of sounds: 2 – son, 5 – I,me,my, 6 – smooth. Those can combine with the first three Imentioned.
Meaning of numbers
August 25, 2009 at 12:24 am (General)
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