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13 is a unlucky superstition number.
Only in Western cultures. In East Asia, it’s 4.
And a dotzen more.
Nope, theirs is also the same. Just another same than ours.
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.
TheRealKuni@piefed.social 1 month ago
Only in Western cultures. In East Asia, it’s 4.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
And a dotzen more.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Nope, theirs is also the same. Just another same than ours.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
In China, it’s 8 due to the number sounding like the Mandarin word for death
TheRealKuni@piefed.social 1 month ago
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.