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Literally translated as "unfathomable". This word is commonly used in Chinese as a chengyu, meaning "unimaginable", instead of its original meaning of the number 10 64. 无量大数; 無量大數: wú liàng dà shù: mou4 loeng6 daai6 sou3: bû-liōng tāi-siàu m 3-lian du 3-su: 10 68: 无量 literally 'without measure', and can mean 10 68.
For counter word, the colloquial set of Hokkien numerals system is used with the exception of 1 and 2 when the number is greater than 10; for example, one should say cha̍p-it (十一) and jī-cha̍p-jī (二十二) for 11 and 22 instead of cha̍p-chi̍t (十蜀) and nn̄g-cha̍p-nn̄g (兩十兩) with no actual meaning.
The Hokkien language (incl. Taiwanese) has two regularly used sets of numerals, a more ancient colloquial/vernacular or native Hokkien system and a literary system.. The more ancient vernacular numerals are the native numbers of Hokkien that trace back to Hokkien's origins itself, which is a Coastal Min language that spread southwest across the coast of Fujian from around the Min River.
[1] The belief that the number 4 is unlucky originated in China, where the Chinese have avoided the number since ancient times. The Chinese interpretation of 4 as unlucky is a more recent development, considering there are many examples, sayings and elements of the number 4 considered as auspicious instead in Chinese history. [2]
The Chinese sheng (Chinese: 升; pinyin: shēng), called sho in Japan and seung in Korea, also called Chinese liter, is a traditional unit of volume in East Asia.It originated from China and later spread to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Vietnam and other places. [1]
NBA star James Harden was stunned when fans in China bought 10,000 bottles of wine from his signature brand in seconds during his appearance on a livestream. Chinese fans bought 10,000 bottles of ...
Because of this grouping into fours, higher orders of numbers are provided by the powers of 10,000 rather than 1,000: In China, 10,000 2 was 萬萬 in ancient texts but is now called 億 and sometimes written as 1,0000,0000; 10,000 3 is 1,0000,0000,0000 or 兆; 10,000 4 is 1,0000,0000,0000,0000 or 京; and so on.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of rice beer dating back about 10,000 years at a site in Eastern China, providing further insights into the origins of alcoholic beverages in Asia.