The number
4. Fear of the number 4 is known as
tetraphobia; in
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".[2][3][4][5]
The number
9. Fear of the number 9 is known as
enneaphobia, in
Japanese culture; this is because it sounds like the Japanese word for "suffering".[4][5]
The number
666. Fear of the number 666 is known as
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. Per Biblical prophesy, the "Number of The Beast", signifies the return of the Devil and Antichrist. Also called the "Mark of the Beast", wherein all humans will have it on their forehead or hand.
Giving a
clock as a gift in Chinese culture, as in Chinese, to give a clock (
Chinese: 送鐘/送钟;
pinyin: sòng zhōng) has the same pronunciation as "sending off for one's end" (
Chinese: 送終/送终;
pinyin: sòngzhōng).[10]
Hanging a
horseshoe with the ends pointing down, as it is believed that the luck will 'fall out'[11]
^Wang, Q Edward (2015-01-26). Chopsticks : a cultural and culinary history. Cambridge.
ISBN9781107023963.
OCLC881469397.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
The number
4. Fear of the number 4 is known as
tetraphobia; in
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".[2][3][4][5]
The number
9. Fear of the number 9 is known as
enneaphobia, in
Japanese culture; this is because it sounds like the Japanese word for "suffering".[4][5]
The number
666. Fear of the number 666 is known as
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. Per Biblical prophesy, the "Number of The Beast", signifies the return of the Devil and Antichrist. Also called the "Mark of the Beast", wherein all humans will have it on their forehead or hand.
Giving a
clock as a gift in Chinese culture, as in Chinese, to give a clock (
Chinese: 送鐘/送钟;
pinyin: sòng zhōng) has the same pronunciation as "sending off for one's end" (
Chinese: 送終/送终;
pinyin: sòngzhōng).[10]
Hanging a
horseshoe with the ends pointing down, as it is believed that the luck will 'fall out'[11]
^Wang, Q Edward (2015-01-26). Chopsticks : a cultural and culinary history. Cambridge.
ISBN9781107023963.
OCLC881469397.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)