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China's number superstitions

Updated: 2014-05-15 07:58 (bbs.chinadaily.com.cn)
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5 - Five (Wǔ)

Number five in Chinese sounds similar to 无 (Wǔ) which means "nothing/none", so the meaning could be good or bad depending on the number that follows.

Example :

53 (无生 - "wu sheng") which means "No Life", inauspicious.

54 (无死 - "wu si") which means "No Death", auspicious.

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