Comments on: WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE NUMBER 4? http://bigboyan2ny.blog.friendster.com/2008/02/whats-wrong-with-the-number-4/ Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anthony http://bigboyan2ny.blog.friendster.com/2008/02/whats-wrong-with-the-number-4/#comment-4 Anthony Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:20:55 +0000 http://bigboyan2ny.blog.friendster.com/2008/02/whats-wrong-with-the-number-4/#comment-4 hehehe, well said! tama! thnx po! hehehe, well said! tama! thnx po!

]]> By: Thet http://bigboyan2ny.blog.friendster.com/2008/02/whats-wrong-with-the-number-4/#comment-3 Thet Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:14:51 +0000 http://bigboyan2ny.blog.friendster.com/2008/02/whats-wrong-with-the-number-4/#comment-3 Yes, in Hokkien and Taiwanese, it is pronounced as "si", which also means 'death'. Same goes for the Cantonese, who pronounce it as "sei", and the Mandarin who pronounced it as "se". And no, it is never perceived as a lucky number. That's why in hospitals, Chinese do not want to be admitted in a room that is starting with a number '4'. It signifies that the person will die. Yes, in Hokkien and Taiwanese, it is pronounced as “si”, which also means ‘death’. Same goes for the Cantonese, who pronounce it as “sei”, and the Mandarin who pronounced it as “se”.

And no, it is never perceived as a lucky number.
That’s why in hospitals, Chinese do not want to be admitted in a room that is starting with a number ‘4′. It signifies that the person will die.

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