Transcript Chinese Lucky Numbers

Chinese Lucky Numbers
Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【Daisy Su 2009】P. 1
Chinese Lucky Number
There is a Chinese saying “good things
come in pairs”. You see the character 喜
(pinyin = xĭ) twice. 喜 can mean “happiness”, so
two 喜 can therefore mean double happiness.
Cultural Clue
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Chinese Lucky Number
This number has similar pronunciation to
flowing /smooth (流 = liú) and slippery (溜
= liū) . It indicates that everything will go
smoothly.
Lucky Chinese Number
Cultural Clue
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Chinese Lucky Number
The Summer Olympics in
Beijing was scheduled to open
on 8/8/08 at 8:08:08 pm
This number sounds like prosper or
wealth(發 = fā). 發 is short for 發財 = fā
cái = get rich. (恭喜發財 = gōngxĭ fācái =
congratulations and get rich. This phrase is said at Chinese
New Year and can mean “happy new year”or
“congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous new
year” ).
Cultural Clue
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Where is the number nine used in this picture?
Chinese Lucky Number
The number of knobs in the picture is 9 ,
both vertically and horizontally.
This number sounds exactly like 久(jiǔ)-which
means “a long time” or “long lasting” . There
are supposedly 9,999 rooms in the Forbidden City, in China.
Cultural Clue
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Chinese Lucky Number
It means “road of prosperity” or to “be
prosperous together”. (一路發 yí lù fā)
For Chinese, it is considered one of the luckiest numbers.
It is found in many business names, such as the one up:
Cultural Clue
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Chinese Unlucky Number
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Chinese Unlucky Number
This number sounds like 死(sĭ), which
means “death.” Therefore, the number four is not
included in many things, such as product models, floor
numbers, and many other things.
Cultural Clue
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