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Similarly, in Japan one pronunciation of 4 is also the word for death, so it's frequently omitted.
by ghc 14y ago
Similarly, in Japan one pronunciation of 4 is also the word for death, so it's frequently omitted.
- rucker 14y agoThis is also true in China (at least in Mandarin-speaking regions, I don't know about Cantonese or other dialects).
- hcolomb 14y agoAlso in Korea because of the Sino-Korean word for 4.
- oftenwrong 14y agoThe Japanese pronunciation in question is the Chinese-derived pronunciation for both 四 and 死.