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>the number 4 sounds sort of like death This is actually true in all the major Asian languages, surprisingly. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobi
by brobinson 11y ago
>the number 4 sounds sort of like death
This is actually true in all the major Asian languages, surprisingly. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
- zhemao 11y agoNot really surprising since all of those languages (except maybe Vietnamese) derive the pronunciation of both words from Middle Chinese.
- rglovejoy 11y agoEight, on the other hand, is extremely lucky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture#Eight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture#Eig...