Number 8 to the chinese???
2006-08-12 20:57:06 · 7 answers · asked by Croeso 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
For lisa r
I'm an old fart of 62
2006-08-12 22:43:29 · update #1
For lisa r
I'm an old fart of 62 ???
2006-08-12 22:43:47 · update #2
It's considered good luck
Eight was originally deemed auspicious by the Cantonese, since in Cantonese, eight reads as 'Fa', which means to make a great fortune in the near future. Later, the auspiciousness of eight was taken up by all Chinese.
2006-08-12 21:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by bambam 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
its a good omen.it means prosperity for whoever uses the numbers.so buisnesses tend to use it.you will see it has a high frequency in phone numbers.its also the yinnest of the yin numbers from 1-9.also has connection to the war of the 8 princes.also sounds similar to the word "fa" a cantonese word meaning prosperity.the chinese word is "ba".
anyway on a different note whithout relevance how old are?
2006-08-12 22:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's between 7 and 9
2006-08-12 21:00:26 · answer #3 · answered by cotoneaster 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think its a lucky number that if on car plates etc attracts high prices also I belive 3 is a very unlucky number and some business premises with 3 chimneys have a false one built to avoid it
2006-08-12 21:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by sharky 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In Cantonese (one of the gazillion chinese languages), the number 8 is pronounced as "FAHT".
Which sounds exactly like the Cantonese word for "luck".
2006-08-12 21:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by Tuna-San 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's King prawn fried rice in my local..........thats quite significant because they do a good one!
2006-08-12 21:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
don't know about that number but i do know it is really bad to write a Korean's name in red ink. they use red ink to show that a person is dead or died.
2006-08-12 21:01:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋