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Lucky Numbers & Real Estate
4's Chinese Unlucky Symbol
I pulled into a parking space outside my office, and my car's odometer read 444.4 for the last four digits. I am not Chinese, but I figured better to be safe than sorry, so I drove one time around hte building and it became 444.5 4 in Mandarin Chinese (and Japanese) has the same sound as death, so you try to avoid phone numbers for example that are full of the number 4. 8's are considered in Chinese lucky, so you might notice ChildBook's phone number has a few 8's in it, 909-595-8885. My old home number was really cool, especially when the area code was 818. 818-810-3688, but then the area code changed to 626, and then we moved a couple of blocks which was now in the 909 area code and I did not have figured out how I could have kept the number, so goodbye really lucky Chinese Phone Number. When we lived in an apartment a long time ago, after we moved I found a local car dealer had gotten the phone number, since it had lots of 8's in it. A great reference about Chinese beliefs and culture is: Labels: chinese symbols
Saving The South China Tiger
Symbology of Chinese Colors
Everyone knows that Red in Chinese is a good luck color. Colors of China by Shannon Zemlicka is a nice book that shows this. In European Color Symbology, the color red as symbolized in Red Riding Hood has a slightly different meaning. My wife put together a nice listing of the Symbolic meanings by Chinese of Colors by EliteDresses.comBut what do other colors symbolize in Chinese? - Purple symbolizes wealth and winter.
- Blue is a boys and of immortality.
- Yellow is a royal color.
- Red is of good luck and power since it's the color of Fire.
- White is the end, color of mourning.
- Black is the beginning, so a color of youth
- Green - Harmony
- Gold - Wealth and Strength
References:Labels: chinese symbols
Chinese Color Symbology and more!
At EliteDresses.com, my wife has been super busy and has put together some excellent information. Feedback is appreciated! - Chinese Color Symbolism - Chinese Color Symbolism and meanings focusing on QiPao's including Holidays, Religious, and cultural beliefs.
- Chinese Symbol Meanings - Chinese Symbol Meanings for Dresses and Cultural References
- Chinese QiPao Cheongsam Dress History - History of the Chinese QiPao Cheongsam Dress and symbolism of colors.
- Dress Terms - Guide to dress guide to terms, definitions, and cultural references including holidays. Solves the mystery of what's Organza, a Pastel, and more!
References: Labels: chinese symbols
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