In China, many people believe that some numbers can bring good luck, while some are often connected with misfortune. For example, number 6 in China usually means “doing things smoothly”, number 8 means “make a fortune”, and number 10 means “prefect”. While the number such as 4, usually means “death” because its pronunciation is similar with the Chinese character Si. Therefore, the superstitious people will try their best not to choose telephone numbers or car plate numbers or door numbers which are contain with 4. And the people usually will not have their wedding on 4th. People believe those numbers have magic power, which can bring them good luck or bad luck.
在中国,许多人相信一些数字能给人带来好运气,而另一些则不太吉利。比如说,数字6在中国表示“六六大顺”;数字8表示“挣大钱,大家发”,数字10则表示“十全十美”。而数字4,因为其发音与中文中的“死”字相近,所以被认为不吉利。因此,迷信的人们尽量避免自己的电话号码、车牌号码或是门牌号码含有数字4,人们通常也不会在4号举行婚礼。他们相信,这些数字是有魔力的,能给人带来好运气或坏运气。
In my humble opinion, I do not think these so-called lucky numbers can bring people good luck. Number stand for nothing but quantity. They are only some arbitrary symbols used for communication. Our ancestors created numbers for counting, not for luck. People believe number 8 can bring good fortune is only because the pronunciation of eight has almost the same sound of “fa cai” in Cantonese. The ironic part is the people who choose the number on purpose do not always make big money, while the people whose telephone numbers or car plate numbers contain 4 do not kick their buckets. Shakespeare said, “If we call a rose by any other name, it would smell sweet as well.” This means there is no connection between sound and meaning. So it’s no good to believe that number has something to do with the luck.
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