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3. 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. Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【 Daisy Su 2009 】 P. 2 Cultural Clue

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5. Lucky Chinese Number Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【 Daisy Su 2009 】 P. 4 Cultural Clue This number has similar pronunciation to flowing /smooth ( 流 = liú) and slippery ( 溜 = liū). It indicates that everything will go smoothly. Chinese Lucky Number

6. Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【 Daisy Su 2009 】 P. 5 The Summer Olympics in Beijing was scheduled to open on 8/8/08 at 8:08:08 pm Cultural Clue 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” ). Chinese Lucky Number

7. This number sounds exactly like 久 (ji ǔ ) -which means “a long time” or “long lasting”. There are supposedly 9,999 rooms in the Forbidden City, in China. Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【 Daisy Su 2009 】 P. 6 The number of knobs in the picture is 9, both vertically and horizontally. Where is the number nine used in this picture? Cultural Clue Chinese Lucky Number

8. 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: Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【 Daisy Su 2009 】 P. 7 Cultural Clue Chinese Lucky Number

9. Chinese Unlucky Number Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【 Daisy Su 2009 】 P. 8

10. 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. Numbers(1~10)_ Star Talk 【 Daisy Su 2009 】 P. 9 Cultural Clue