<em>4
</em>the number 4 is an unluckey number in chinese.the word "four"is a homonym for the noun"death"or the verb "to die."therefore,some chinese prefer not to live at places that have a number 4 in the address.
by the same token ,number s like 14 and 44 r also inauspicious and avoided.some hotels in china now dont even have a 44th floor because many chinese guests would not want to stay on it.
<em>8
</em>the number 8 ,on the other hand,is a very luckey number.it sounds like the word "geting rich"in chinese,especially in cantonese.there for ,businesses love to have the number 8 in any part of their address or phone number.they believe that the usage of the number 8 will actually bring them good luck and prosperity.in fact ,people will spend more money to buy phone numbers and license plates that contain8.so if u see a license plate that has the number 8 for all its numberals,u can be sure the person is a businessman who spent a fortune for it!similary, a real estate property with an 8 in its addredd will be in greater demand.
<em>6
</em>the number 6 is also a favorable number.it sounds like the word "happiness"in chinese.
and often they will use the chinese 一,二,三. 四,五,六,七,八,九in formal cases like documents and so on.
but when they fill in the invoices and cheque etc.,they will use another form of chinese to replace the 一,二,三etc. to avoid mistakes.and also avoid someone to obliterate and change the numbers in illegal purpose.they r 零,壹,贰,叁,肆,伍,陆,柒,捌,玖(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
