In China, what number is considered unlucky because its pronunciation is similar to that for the word "death"?
Correct answer: 4
Timoteo
The word for four in Mandarin can be pronounced "suh" and is said with a falling tone. The word for death or dead is pronounced exactly the same only the tone is rising.
DrO
When purchasing real estate, it’s very very common for Chinese to avoid addresses with the number 4... but the number 8 is considered lucky in their culture, so it’s sought out.
Player #12981006
Korea also does not like the number 4 because one set of numbers comes from Chinese. Many elevators have buttons 123F567....
Rick-N-Bacher
how do they call their young child when someone asks how old they are? do they just hold up 4 fingers?
whatyaknow
I think you got it wrong here it’s not Chinese, it’s Japanese, as the word four (pronounced “shi” in Japanese) which also means death is replaced by the word “Yo”
Mr. Brown
There is even a term “Tetraphobia”, which means a fear of number 4 (and also 14, 24 and 74)
Yana
My address has both a 4 and an 8. Do they cancel each other out ?
Curt
Snance, But the number 5 is my lucky number!
Snance
Wow! 4 used to be my favorite #, but maybe not now? I really do hate the number 5 though. I don't trust it. Bad number. I wish they would just replace it with something else already.
Tremain White
Superstition is strong still, within one of the apparently smartest nations on this planet: China.
John
Luck is a silly concept. The randomness of the universe dictates that anything can happen, and often does happen irregardless of “luck”.