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The numbers <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Six">6</a> and <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Eight">8</a> are widely considered to be lucky, while <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Four">4</a> is considered unlucky. These traditions are not unique to Chinese culture, with other countries with a history of <a href="/wiki/Han_Character" class="mw-redirect" title="Han Character">Han characters</a> also having similar beliefs stemming from these concepts. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Zero">Zero</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Zero"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/0_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="0 (number)">0</a> (零, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">líng</span></i>) is the beginning of all things and is generally considered a good number, because it sounds like 良 (pinyin: <i>liáng</i>), which means 'good'. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="One">One</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: One"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/1_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="1 (number)">1</a> (一, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yī</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yāt</span></i>) is neither auspicious nor inauspicious. It is a number given to winners to indicate first place. But it can also symbolize loneliness or being single. For example: November 11 is the <a href="/wiki/Singles%27_Day" title="Singles' Day">Singles' Day</a> in China, as the date has four '1' which stand for singles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Two">Two</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/2_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="2 (number)">2</a> (二, <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_numeral" title="Cardinal numeral">cardinal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">èr</span></i> <b>or</b> 兩, used with units, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">liǎng</span></i>) is most often considered a good number in Chinese culture. In Cantonese, 2 (二 or 兩, <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yih or léuhng</span></i>) is <a href="/wiki/Homophone" title="Homophone">homophonous</a> with the characters for "easy" (易, <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yih</span></i>) and "bright" (亮, <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">leuhng</span></i>), respectively. There is a Chinese saying: "good things come in pairs". It is common to repeat characters in product brand names, such as the character 喜 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Shuang_xi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shuang xi">xǐ</a></span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">héi</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'joy'), can be repeated to form the character 囍 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Shuang_xi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shuang xi">shuāng xǐ</a></span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">sēung héi</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'double joy'). </p> <ul><li>24 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yih sei</span></i>) in Cantonese sounds like "easy die" (易死, <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yih séi</span></i>).</li> <li>28 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yih baat</span></i>) in Cantonese sounds like "easy prosper" (易發, <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yih faat</span></i>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Three">Three</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Three"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/3_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="3 (number)">3</a> (三, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sān</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">sāam</span></i>) sounds like 生 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">shēng</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">sāang</span></i>), which means "to live" or "life" so it's considered a good number. It's significant since it is one of three important stages in a person's life (birth, marriage, and death).<br />On the other hand, number 3 (三,<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sān</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">sāam</span></i>) sounds like 散 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sàn</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">saan</span></i>) which means "to split" or "to separate" or "to part ways" or "to break up with" so it is a bad number too. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Four">Four</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Four"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tetraphobia" title="Tetraphobia">Tetraphobia</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ShanghaiMissingFloors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/ShanghaiMissingFloors.jpg/220px-ShanghaiMissingFloors.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="396" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/ShanghaiMissingFloors.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="504" /></a><figcaption>Numbers 4, 13 and 14 are omitted in some Chinese buildings.</figcaption></figure> <p>While not traditionally considered an unlucky number, 4 has in recent times, gained an association with bad luck because of its pronunciation, predominantly for the Cantonese.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The belief that the number 4 is unlucky originated in China, where the Chinese have avoided the number since ancient times. The Chinese interpretation of 4 as unlucky is a more recent development, considering there are many examples, sayings and elements of the number 4 considered as auspicious instead in Chinese history.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number <a href="/wiki/4_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="4 (number)">4</a> (四, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sì</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">sei</span></i>) is sometimes considered an <a href="/wiki/Unlucky_number" class="mw-redirect" title="Unlucky number">unlucky number</a> particularly in <a href="/wiki/Chinese_culture" title="Chinese culture">Cantonese</a> because the way it is pronounced in the Cantonese dialect is nearly <a href="/wiki/Homophonous" class="mw-redirect" title="Homophonous">homophonous</a> to the word "death" (死 <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sǐ</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">séi</span></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thus, some buildings in East Asia omit floors and room numbers containing 4, similar to the Western practice of some buildings not having a 13th floor because 13 is considered unlucky. Where East Asian and Western cultures blend, such as in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, it is possible in some buildings that the thirteenth floor along with all the floors with 4s to be omitted. Thus a building whose top floor is numbered 100 would in fact have just eighty one floors. Similarly in <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_language" title="Vietnamese language">Vietnamese</a>, the number 4 (四) is called <i>tứ</i> in Sino-Vietnamese, which sounds like <i>tử</i> (<i>死</i>) (death) in Vietnamese.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Vietnamese people almost never use Sino-Vietnamese numerals. What relevance does this have? Where's the proof that they're deadly afraid of the number 4? (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The number 4 can also symbolise luck, prosperity and happiness in Chinese culture. In the musical scale, 4 is pronounced Fa, which sounds like 发 (fortune) in Mandarin. In this case, some Chinese people regard 4 as the propitious and lucky number. There is also an old Chinese idiom 四季发财 (To be Wealthy All Year).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In traditional Chinese history and other Chinese dialect groups like the <a href="/wiki/Teochew_people" title="Teochew people">Teochew people</a>, the number 4 is considered a very lucky and auspicious number. For starters, it is an even number. There is a preference of even numbers over odd numbers. Many historical and philosophical Chinese concepts are also in groups of 4.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another common explanation is that the number 4 in Teochew sounds like or rhymes with the word "happiness" or "joy" (喜 Teochew: hi2).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, another plausible explanation is that in the Teochew dialect, the number 4 (Teochew: si) is similarly pronounced to the word "silk" (絲 Teochew: si1) or "Emperor's seal" (璽 Teochew: si2), a symbol of royalty, power and prosperity.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Teochew culture, it is acceptable and considered lucky to give "red packets" of money (紅包 Teochew: ang5 bao1) in monetary groups of 4 (e.g. $4, $40, $44, $440 etc...) during Chinese New Year and other festivities like weddings.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stacks of 4 mandarin oranges (<i>Citrus reticulata</i>) are often presented on grand or formal Teochew occasions, the most common stack configuration with 3 mandarin oranges below and 1 on top.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The house numbers with 4 and 44, while shunned by the Cantonese, are often chosen by Teochews for its particular auspicious connotations.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Heng Pang Kiat JP Esq. (aka Hing Pang Kiat) (c 1856 - 1930), a prominent Teochew businessman and property developer in Singapore, had specially picked the house number 44 on Emerald Hill, even though he had a choice of house numbers from 38 to 52, from his property developments in Emerald Hill.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is an exception for the Cantonese with the house number 54, which is considered very lucky as it sounds like 唔死 (m̀ séi) meaning "Will not die and shall live forever".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number 9 is considered the highest number representing great success in Chinese numerology, thus the number 54 can also be interpreted as 5 + 4 = 9, to mean great success.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The transmission of this superstition could also be linked to religion. Buddhism played a significant role in the spread of Chinese characters and culture across the region. In Japan, the idea that the number 4 was once considered auspicious is documented in the Kojiki, emphasizing its connection to good fortune. However, as Chinese influence grew, and the pronunciation became closer to "shi," it began to be associated with death. In Korea, Buddhism's influence was more prominent when the religion was first introduced, and in Vietnam, the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciations might have contributed to this superstition. Buddhism provided the platform for discussing death, giving rise to this cultural foundation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Five">Five</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Five"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/5_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="5 (number)">5</a> (五, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">ńg</span></i>) sounds like "me" in Mandarin (吾, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wú</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'me') and Cantonese (唔, <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">m̀</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'not'). It is considered a lucky number. Thus, the number is used for the measurements and naming of the presidential car of <a href="/wiki/Xi_Jinping" title="Xi Jinping">Xi Jinping</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/Hongqi_L5" title="Hongqi L5">Hongqi L5</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>53 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ sān</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">ńg sāam</span></i>) sounds like "my life" in Mandarin (吾生, <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wú shēng</span></i>) and "not birth" in Cantonese (唔生, <i><span lang="yue-Latn">m̀ sāang</span></i>).</li> <li>54 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ sì</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">ńg sei</span></i>) sounds like "my death" in Mandarin (吾死, <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wú sǐ</span></i>) and "not die" in Cantonese (唔死, <i><span lang="yue-Latn">m̀ séi</span></i>).</li> <li>58 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ bā</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">ńg baat</span></i>) sounds like "me prosper" in Mandarin (吾發, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ fā</span></i>) and "no prosperity" in Cantonese (唔發 or 沒發, <i><span lang="yue-Latn">m̀ faat</span></i> or <i><span lang="yue-Latn">mut faat</span></i> respectively).</li></ul> <p>Five is also associated with the <a href="/wiki/Wuxing_(Chinese_philosophy)" title="Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)">five elements</a> (Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and Metal) in <a href="/wiki/Chinese_philosophy" title="Chinese philosophy">Chinese philosophy</a>, and in turn was historically associated with the <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_China" title="Emperor of China">Emperor of China</a>. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Tiananmen" title="Tiananmen">Tiananmen</a> gate, being the main thoroughfare to the <a href="/wiki/Forbidden_City" title="Forbidden City">Forbidden City</a>, has five arches. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Six">Six</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Six"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/6_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="6 (number)">6</a> (六, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">liù</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds like "slick" or "smooth" (溜, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">liū</span></i>). In Cantonese, 6 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">luk6</span></i>) sounds like "good fortune" or "happiness" (祿, 樂 <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">lok6</span></i>). Therefore 6 is considered a good number for business.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seven">Seven</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Seven"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/7_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="7 (number)">7</a> (七, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qī</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds like "even" in Mandarin (齊, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qí</span></i>), so it is a good number for relationships. It also sounds like "arise" (起, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qǐ</span></i>) and "life essence" (氣, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qì</span></i>) in Mandarin. Seven can also be considered an unlucky number since the 7th month is a "ghost month". It also sounds like "to deceive" (欺, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qī</span></i>) in Mandarin. In Cantonese, 7 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">chāt</span></i>) sounds like 𨳍 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">chat</span></i>), which is a vulgar way of saying "penis". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eight">Eight</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Eight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Double_Joy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Double_Joy.jpg/220px-Double_Joy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Double_Joy.jpg/330px-Double_Joy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Double_Joy.jpg/440px-Double_Joy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1855" data-file-height="915" /></a><figcaption>"Double joy" ring design</figcaption></figure> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/8_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="8 (number)">8</a> (八, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">bā</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">baat</span></i>) sounds like "發" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">fā</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">faat</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'to prosper'). There is also a visual resemblance between 88 and 囍 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Shuang_xi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shuang xi">shuāng xǐ</a></span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">sēung héi</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'double joy'), a popular decorative design composed of two stylized characters 喜 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">xǐ</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">héi</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'joy'). </p><p>The number 8 is viewed as such an auspicious number that even being assigned a number with several eights is considered very lucky. </p> <ul><li>Steve Wozniak held the United States telephone number +1(408)888-8888 for many years in Silicon Valley. Several businesses in Silicon Valley have multiple "8" characters in their names, particularly near the cluster of wealthy Chinese ex-pats in and around Cupertino, California, the original home of Apple computer when Steve Jobs was invited back to run the company after Next.</li> <li>In 2014, the Australian Department of Home Affairs renamed their previous Business Skills (provisional) visas, subclasses 160–165, to 188 and 888 Subclasses, both of which include eights.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2003, the phone number "+86 28 8888 8888" was sold to <a href="/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines" title="Sichuan Airlines">Sichuan Airlines</a> for <a href="/wiki/Renminbi" title="Renminbi">CN¥</a>2.33 million (approximately US$280,000).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The opening ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing</a> began on 8/8/08 at 8 minutes and 8 seconds past <span class="nowrap">8 pm</span> local time (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B08" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+08">UTC+08</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-game_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-game-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> use the <a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">time zone</a> <a href="/wiki/UTC%2B08:00" title="UTC+08:00">UTC+08:00</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Asian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian American">Asian American</a> <a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">mass media</a> company <a href="/wiki/88rising" title="88rising">88rising</a> (known primarily for being the record label of artists such as <a href="/wiki/Joji_(musician)" title="Joji (musician)">Joji</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rich_Brian" title="Rich Brian">Rich Brian</a>) adopted the name in 2016, and has referenced its symbolism in the titles of several events, including the 2018 US tour <i>88rising Double Happiness</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Petronas_Twin_Towers" class="mw-redirect" title="Petronas Twin Towers">Petronas Twin Towers</a> in <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a> each have 88 floors.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buick" title="Buick">Buick</a> offers a minivan for the Chinese market under the <a href="/wiki/Buick_GL8" title="Buick GL8">GL8</a> name, a model name not used in any other market.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Air_Canada" title="Air Canada">Air Canada</a> route from Shanghai to Toronto is Flight AC88, and the route from Hong Kong to Vancouver is Flight AC8.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/KLM" title="KLM">KLM</a> route from Hong Kong to Amsterdam is Flight KL888.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Etihad_Airways" title="Etihad Airways">Etihad Airways</a> route from Abu Dhabi to Beijing then onwards to Nagoya is Flight EY888.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Airlines" title="United Airlines">United Airlines</a> route from Beijing to San Francisco is Flight UA888, the route from Beijing to Newark is Flight UA88, and the route from Chengdu to San Francisco is Flight UA8.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Air_Astana" title="Air Astana">Air Astana</a> route from Beijing to Almaty is Flight KC888.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/British_Airways" title="British Airways">British Airways</a> route from Chengdu to London is Flight BA88.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Cathay_Pacific" title="Cathay Pacific">Cathay Pacific</a> route from Hong Kong to Vancouver is Flight CX888.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Airlines" title="Singapore Airlines">Singapore Airlines</a> reserves flight numbers beginning with the number 8 for flights to Mainland China, Hong Kong (except SQ1/2 to and from San Francisco via Hong Kong) and Taiwan (i.e. a typical flight between Singapore and Hong Kong would be numbered SQ856/861).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SriLankan_Airlines" title="SriLankan Airlines">SriLankan Airlines</a> reserves flight numbers beginning with the number 8 for flights to Mainland China and Hong Kong.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Airlines" title="Turkish Airlines">Turkish Airlines</a> route from Istanbul to Beijing is TK88.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/US_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="US Treasury">US Treasury</a> has sold 70,000 dollar bills with serial numbers that contain 4 eights.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing" title="Boeing">Boeing</a> delivered the 8,888th 737 to come off the production line to <a href="/wiki/Xiamen_Airlines" class="mw-redirect" title="Xiamen Airlines">Xiamen Airlines</a>. The airplane, a Next-Generation 737–800, features a special livery commemorating the airplane's significance.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, a breeder of rare Dragon fish (<a href="/wiki/Asian_arowana" title="Asian arowana">Asian arowana</a>, which are "lucky fish" and being a rare species, are required to be <a href="/wiki/Microchip_implant_(animal)" title="Microchip implant (animal)">microchipped</a>), makes sure to use numbers with plenty of eights in their microchip tag numbers, and appears to reserve particular numbers especially rich in eights and sixes (e.g., 702088880006688) for particularly valuable specimens.<sup id="cite_ref-dragonfish13_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dragonfish13-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dragonfish26_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dragonfish26-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>As part of grand opening promotions, a Commerce Bank branch in <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Manhattan" title="Chinatown, Manhattan">New York's Chinatown</a> raffled off safety deposit box No. 888.</li> <li>An "auspicious" numbering system was adopted by the developers of <a href="/wiki/39_Conduit_Road" title="39 Conduit Road">39 Conduit Road</a> Hong Kong, where the top floor was "88" – Chinese for double fortune. It is already common in Hong Kong for ~4th floors not to exist; there is no requirement by the Buildings Department for numbering other than that it being "made in a logical order."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 43 intermediate floor numbers are omitted from 39 Conduit Road: those missing include 14, 24, 34, 54, 64, all floors between 40 and 49; the floor number which follows 68 is 88.</li> <li>Similar to the common Western practice of using "9" for price points, it is common to see "8" being used in its place to achieve the same <a href="/wiki/Psychological_pricing" title="Psychological pricing">psychological effect</a>. So for example menu prices like $58, $88 are frequently seen.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nine">Nine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Nine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number <a href="/wiki/9_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="9 (number)">9</a> (九, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">jiǔ</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">gáu</span></i>) was historically associated with the <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_China" title="Emperor of China">Emperor of China</a>, and the number was frequently used in matters relating to the Emperor, before the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_examinations" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial examinations">imperial examinations</a> officials were organized in the <a href="/wiki/Nine-rank_system" title="Nine-rank system">nine-rank system</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Nine_bestowments" title="Nine bestowments">nine bestowments</a> were rewards the Emperor made for officials of extraordinary capacity and loyalty, while the <a href="/wiki/Nine_familial_exterminations" title="Nine familial exterminations">nine familial exterminations</a> was one of the harshest punishments the Emperor sentenced; the Emperor's robes often had nine dragons, and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_mythology" title="Chinese mythology">Chinese mythology</a> held that the dragon has nine children. Also, the number <a href="/wiki/9_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="9 (number)">9</a> sounds like "long lasting" (久, <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">jiǔ</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">gáu</span></i>), so it is often used in <a href="/wiki/Wedding" title="Wedding">weddings</a>. </p><p>In Cantonese, the number 9 is also a vulgar way of saying <a href="/wiki/Penis" title="Penis">penis</a> (𨳊, <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">gāu</span></i>), similar to 7 as well, with 9 referring to an erect penis instead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Combinations">Combinations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Combinations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>48: Any 3 digit numbers that ends with 48 sounds like "wealthy for X lifetimes", for example, 748 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qī sì bā</span></i>) sounds like "七世發" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qī shì fā</span></i>) meaning "wealthy for 7 lifetimes".</li> <li>167 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yāt luhk chāt</span></i>) in Cantonese sounds like "一碌𨳍" (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yāt lūk chat</span></i>), which is a vulgar way of saying "a dick".</li> <li>168 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yī liù bā</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yāt luhk baat</span></i>) sounds like "一路发" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yī lù fā</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yāt louh faat</span></i>) meaning "fortune all the way".</li> <li>250 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">èr bǎi wǔ</span></i>) is usually used to insult someone the speaker considers extremely foolish. Alternative ways such as 兩百五 (lǐang bǎi wǔ) and 二百五十 (èr bǎi wǔ shí) do not have this meaning.</li> <li>448 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sì sì bā</span></i>) sounds like "死先發" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">sǐ xiān fā</span></i>) meaning "wealthy on death".</li> <li>514 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ yī sì</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds like "我要死" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǒ yào sǐ</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'I want to die').</li> <li>518 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ yāo bā</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds like "我要发" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǒ yào fā</span></i>) which means "I am going to prosper".</li> <li>520 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ èr líng</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds similar to "我愛你" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǒ ài nǐ</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'I love you').</li> <li>548 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">ńg sei baat</span></i>) in Cantonese sounds like "唔洗發"(<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">m̀ sái faat</span></i>) meaning "no need to be wealthy".</li> <li>748 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qī sì bā</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds like "去死吧" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qù sǐ ba</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'go die').</li> <li>1314 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yī sān yī sì</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yāt sāam yāt sei</span></i>) sounds like "一生一世" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yīshēngyīshì</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">yāt sāng yāt sai</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'one life one lifetime') meaning "forever" and is often used romantically.</li> <li>5354 (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">ńg sāam ńg sei</span></i>) in Cantonese sounds like "唔生唔死" (<a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">m̀ sāang m̀ séi</span></i>) meaning "not alive not dead", referring to being in a miserable state like one is almost dead.</li> <li>7414 in Mandarin is like "go to die"</li> <li>7456 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qī sì wǔ liù</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds like "气死我了" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">qì sǐ wǒ le</span></i>) meaning "to make me angry" or "to piss me off".</li> <li>9413 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">jiǔ sì yī sān</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">gáu sei yāt sāam</span></i>) sounds like "九死一生" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">jiǔ sǐ yī shēng</span></i>; <a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Cantonese Yale</a>: <i><span lang="yue-Latn">gáu séi yāt sāang</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'nine die one live') meaning 90% chance of being dead and only 10% chance of being alive, or survived such situations (a narrow escape).</li> <li>5201314 (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǔ èr líng yī sān yī sì</span></i>) in Mandarin sounds like "我愛你一生一世" (<a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">wǒ ài nǐ yīshēngyīshì</span></i>; <abbr title="Literal translation"><small>lit.</small></abbr> 'I love you a lifetime').</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chinese_numerology&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bagua" title="Bagua">Bagua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_mathematics" title="Chinese mathematics">Chinese mathematics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_number_gestures" title="Chinese number gestures">Chinese number gestures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_numerals" title="Chinese numerals">Chinese numerals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Color_in_Chinese_culture" title="Color in Chinese culture">Color in Chinese culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture of China">Culture of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Wen_sequence" title="King Wen sequence">King Wen sequence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numerology" title="Numerology">Numerology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homophonic_puns_in_Mandarin_Chinese" class="mw-redirect" title="Homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese">Homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faux_pas_derived_from_Chinese_pronunciation" title="Faux pas derived from Chinese pronunciation">Faux pas derived from Chinese 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