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minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIn China, it’s 8 due to the number sounding like the Mandarin word for death
minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIn my understanding, 4 sounds like the word for death and 8 sounds like the word for wealth, so 8 is considered lucky. But I don’t speak any version of Chinese, and could very well be wrong.
In China, it’s 8 due to the number sounding like the Mandarin word for death
In my understanding, 4 sounds like the word for death and 8 sounds like the word for wealth, so 8 is considered lucky.
But I don’t speak any version of Chinese, and could very well be wrong.