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  2. Chinese numerology - Wikipedia

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    The number 4 can also symbolise luck, prosperity and happiness in Chinese culture. In the musical scale, 4 is pronounced Fa, which sounds like 发 (fortune) in Mandarin. In this case, some Chinese people regard 4 as the propitious and lucky number. There is also an old Chinese idiom 四季发财 (To be Wealthy All Year). [5] [6]

  3. Japanese superstitions - Wikipedia

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    There are six unlucky numbers in Japanese. Traditionally, 4 is unlucky because it is sometimes pronounced shi, which is the word for death. [5] Sometimes levels or rooms with 4 do not exist in hospitals or hotels. [8] Particularly in the maternity section of a hospital, the room number 43 is avoided because it can literally mean "stillbirth ...

  4. Tetraphobia - Wikipedia

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    Instead, the city waited another four years, and would eventually host the 2008 Olympic Games, the number eight being a lucky number in Chinese culture. In recent years China has also avoided using the number 4 in aircraft registrations. An example is China Southern Airlines, with their A330s.

  5. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    The number 17. Fear of the number 17 is known as heptadecaphobia and is prominent in Italian culture. [6] The number 39. Fear of the number 39 is known as the curse of 39, especially in Afghan culture. [7] The number 43. In Japanese culture, maternity wards numbered 43 are considered taboo, as the word for the number means "still birth". [8 ...

  6. List of lucky symbols - Wikipedia

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    Sounds like the Chinese word for "fortune". See Numbers in Chinese culture#Eight. Used to mean the sacred and infinite in Japanese. A prime example is using the number 8 to refer to Countless/Infinite Gods (八百万の神, Yaoyorozu no Kami) (lit. Eight Million Gods). See 8#As a lucky number. Aitvaras: Lithuania [5] Acorns: Norse [6] Albatross

  7. Here’s Why 7 Is Considered a Lucky Number - AOL

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    The post Here’s Why 7 Is Considered a Lucky Number appeared first on Reader's Digest. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign ...

  8. Lucky number - Wikipedia

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    Continue removing the nth remaining numbers, where n is the next number in the list after the last surviving number. Next in this example is 9. One way that the application of the procedure differs from that of the Sieve of Eratosthenes is that for n being the number being multiplied on a specific pass, the first number eliminated on the pass is the n-th remaining number that has not yet been ...

  9. How to Find a Lucky Four-Leaf Clover for St. Patrick's Day - AOL

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    Why Four-Leaf Clovers Mean Good Luck. It's not really clear why four-leaf clovers have come to mean good luck. Paxton says the words happy and happenstance, which means luck, are related, meaning ...