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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] [quote]Um what[/quote] In Chinese culture, the number four is considered unlucky (like 13 in US culture). The Chinese word for the number 4 is a homophone of the Chinese word for death (albeit with different intonation). Because of this businesses avoid the number 4 in addresses, phone numbers, floors, etc, much like why taller buildings in the US avoid having a 13th floor. As for OP's question: [quote]Person who says house that when you add all numbers of the house and get number 4 ( 1+1+2) or house number that basically has any number that’s include 4 (134)[/quote] The latter person is right. Chinese do not use the numerology additive practices in this superstition. The former assumption is mixing Western numerology with Chinese superstitions. Additive combinations do not give you the homophonic concern that the word death. So you avoid house numbers with the actual number four. In your example, people would say the house number as one-three-four and it would include the homophone for death. In the former case, 112, people would say the house number as one-one-two and there would be no four in that address.[/quote] Am Chinese-American (ABC). Bought a house with the number 4 in it (bc in this market... lol). No one died (yet) but will keep everyone posted.[/quote] I'm the first PP who posted the explanation. Also an ABC. I follow some Chinese superstitions, mainly because my parents did. For example, we don't share a pear between only two people (e.g. the Chinese version of "never split a pair/pear"). When we cut a pear for family style serving, we'll cut a small bite to make sure that at least 3 people have a bite. It's stupid, and superstitious, but we still do it because my Dad always did. Now that he's gone, little things like this have more sentimental than superstitious value. But my parents never really worried about the 4. In fact, they've lived in (both until my father passed, but my mother still lives there) for 38 years and it has a four in the house number. But I do remember my mother mentioning in passing the superstition when they were looking for houses way back when. She mentioned it was considered bad luck and they still bought the house. And have loved it for many years with many wonderful memories. My father did pass away while they lived in the house, but it was after 35 years of living there. Not a very powerful superstition/bad luck omen.[/quote]
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