Numbers in Chine culture
In Chine culture, certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (吉利) or inauspicious (不利) bad on the 刚受孕有什么症状Chine word that the number name sounds similar to. However some Chine people regard the beliefs to be superstitions. Since the pronunciation and the vocabulary may not be different Chine dialects, the rules are generally applicable for all cas.
Becau of the suppod auspiciousness of certain numbers, some people will often choo, attempt to obtain, or pay large sums for numbers that are considered to be lucky for their phone numbers, street address, residence floor (in a multi-story building), driver's licen number, vehicle licen plate number, bank account number, etc.
Contents ∙ 1 Lucky numbers o 1.1 One o 1.2 Two o 1.3 Three o 1.4 Four o 1.5 Five o 1.6 Six o 1.7 Seven o 1.8 Eight o 1.9 Nine o 1.10 Thirteen o 1.11 Combinations ∙ 2 Unlucky numbers o 2.1 Four o 2.2 Five o 2.3 Six o 2.4 Seven o 2.5 Combinations ∙ 3 References 北京工业大学研究生∙ 4 See also ∙ 5 External links |
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Lucky numbers
Lucky numbers are bad on Chine words that sound similar to other Chine words. The numbers 6, 8, and 9 are believed to have auspicious meanings becau their names sound similar to words that have positive meanings.
One
The number 1 can reprent unity.
Two
The number 2 (二, pronounced 咖啡历史err) is a good number in Chine culture. There is a Chine saying "good things come in pairs". It is common to u double symbols in product brandnames, e.g. double happiness, double coin, double elephants etc. Cantone speaking people like the number two becau it sounds the same as their word for "easy" (易).
Three
The number 3, meaning "life", and is thus considered a lucky number.
Four
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Although the number 4 is considered unlucky by most Chine (e Unlucky ction for details), it is considered lucky in some local Chine dialects where it is a homophone with the word "事(job, business, or task)". When the number 4 is encountered during a celebration, people would often remark "四四如意", which would also refer to "事事如意" (Everything done as wished).
4 also sounds like the word "思 (thinking)". 4 in solfège sounds like "fa (发)", meaning "get fortune"; 14 in solfège sounds like "dou fa (都发)", meaning "everyone gets fortunes".
Five
The number 5 is associated with the Five elements (Chine philosophy), and in turn was historically associated with the Emperor of China. For example, the Tiananmen gate, being the main thoroughfare to the Forbidden City, has five arches.
Six
The number 6, pronounced "liu" in Mandarin is pronouced the same as sleek, or fluent in Mandarin, and is therefore considered good for business. The number 6 also reprents happiness
Seven
The number 7 symbolizes "togetherness". It is a lucky number for relationships. It is also recognized as the luckiest number in the west, and is one of the rare numbers that is great in China and the west.
Eight
The word for "eight" (八，捌) in Mandarin (Pinyin: bā) sounds similar to the word which means "prosper" or "wealth" (发 - short for "发财", Pinyin: fā). In regional dialects the words for "eight" and "fortune" are also similar, eg Cantone "baat" and "faat".
There is also a remblance between two digits, "88", and the shuang xi ('double joy'), a popular decorative design compod of two stylized characters 喜 (xi, 'joy', 'happiness').
A telephone number with all digits being eights was sold for USD$270,723 in Chengdu, China.
The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing began on 8/8/08 at 8 conds and 8 minutes past 8 pm (local time)[1]
A man in Hangzhou offered to ll his licen plate reading A88888 for RMB 1.12 million.[1]
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Dragon Fish Industry in Singapore, a breeder of rare Asian Arowanas (which are "lucky fish" themlves, and, being a rare species, are required to be microchipped), makes sure to u numbers with plenty of eights in their microchip tag numbers, and appears to rerve particular numbers especially rich in eights and sixes (e.g. 702088880006688) for particularly valuable specimens.[2][3]
Nine
The number 不安的英语9, being the greatest of single-digit numbers, was historically associated with the Emperor of China; the Emperor's robes often had nine dragons, and Chine mythology held that the dragon has nine children.
Moreover, the number 9 (jiu) sounds like the word for "longlasting" (久 pinyin jiǔ), and as such is often ud in weddings.
Thirteen
While 13 in Western culture is a bad number, in Chine, 13 is a good number becau in Cantone, 13 is clo to "實生" (will/should/will certainly live), so when faced with uncertainties, this is a comforting number. Of cour, that makes 14 bad, becau 14 is clo to "實死" (will/should/will certainly die/fail).
Combinations
1314 - Forever (一生一世), as the pronunciation of "1314" is clo to "一生一世" (in Mandarin). At one stage, 520 1314 was a very romantic number since "520" is clo to 我愛您 (I love you in Mandarin), so 520 1314, (meaning I love you for eternity) was a very romantic 7-digit phone number.
