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Why is the number eight considered so lucky in Chinese culture?

Question #150151. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Nov 17 2023.
Originally posted Nov 17 2023 9:41 PM.

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Its pronunciation is similar to a very fortunate word.
8 is the luckiest number in Chinese culture because his pronunciation “Ba” sounds similar to the word “fa”, which means to make fortune. The number 8 is associated with wealth, prosperity, success and status and for this reason business men favor it very much.
link https://www.istitutoitalocinese.org/en/eight-is-a-lucky-number/
The number 8 is viewed as such an auspicious number that even being assigned a number with several eights is considered very lucky.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_numerology
The number 8 is considered the luckiest of numbers in China and they believe the more 8’s the better. The Cantonese word for eight, which is pronounced “ba”, sounds similar to the word which means “prosper” or “wealth”. In regional dialects the words for “eight” and “fortune” are also similar. The word is also phonetically similar to the word for a hundred (pronounced “baak”), which they believe for greater wealth. Note as well, this particular symbol matches the mathematical symbol of infinity.
link https://www.lanternclub.com.au/blog/history-lucky-number-8-around-world/

Response last updated by psnz on Nov 17 2023.
Nov 17 2023, 9:43 PM
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