Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Lucky Number Combinations - Cantonese

Some lucky number combinations:

99 — doubly long in time, hence eternal; used in the name of a popular Chinese-American supermarket chain, 99 Ranch Market.
168 — road of prosperity or to be prosperous together — many premium-pay telephone numbers in China begin with this number. It is also the name of a motel chain in China (Motel 168).
518 — I will prosper, other variations include: 5189 (I will prosper for a long time), 516289 (I will get on a long, smooth prosperous road) and 5918 (I will soon prosper)
814 — Similar to 168, this means "I will be wealthy my entire life". 148 also implies the same meaning.
888 — Three times the prosperity.
1314 — whole lifetime, existence.
Cantonese frequently assign the following definitions, which may differ in other forms of Chinese:

1 — sure
2 — easy
3 — live
4 — considered unlucky since the pronunciation of 4 (sì ) sounds like the word for death or suffering (sǐ ).
5 — the self, me, myself, nothing, never
6 — easy and smooth, all the way.
7 — a slang/vulgar word in Cantonese.
8 — sudden fortune, prosperity
9 — long in time, a slang/vulgar word in Cantonese

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