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Pfff, anything missing that Thais write 55555 (because 5 in Thai is "hâː") is missing a trick. Also, FWIW, I've always thought the numeral (when written in Thai

Pfff, anything missing that Thais write 55555 (because 5 in Thai is "hâː") is missing a trick. Also, FWIW, I've always thought the numeral (when written in Thai, which is a bit unusual) looks like the cereal-spit guy ๕: https://obs.line-scdn.net/0hTLsunG_HC2NODB-jHVl0NHZaBxJ9ahFqbDkUA2peBVZmIEw9IGtYAG1bV08zORlhbmhCA21YAVE0NE5gIA/w644 https://obs.line-scdn.net/0hTLsunG_HC2NODB-jHVl0NHZaBxJ9ahFq... (update: oh, I scrolled down and found it. It was immune to being found with Ctrl-F)

orangeboats 3y ago
Meanwhile, the Chinese use 555 to express the opposite emotion: crying! Because 555 (wu wu wu) sounds very similar to 呜呜呜 (also wu wu wu), an onomatopoeia for the crying sound. 555 is a bit of a dated expression nowadays though, it saw greater use during the SMS era. It's especially interesting since "five" in both languages are cognates with each other, having descended from Old Chinese /ŋaːʔ/.