Their purchase: the phone number 8888 8888. But why make such an enormous investment in a simple phone number? The Chinese word for 8, ?, bā, sounds similar to the word for wealth, ?, fā.
If you want to know the meaning of number 8888, it represents abundance, wealth, and financial stability. It signifies money, good fortune, and windfall. The angel number 8888 wants you to know that your days of financial struggles will soon come to an end.
what do numbers mean in Chinese? In Chinese tradition, certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (??) or inauspicious (??) based on the Chinese word that the number name sounds similar to. The numbers 0, 6, 8, and 9 are believed to have auspicious meanings because their names sound similar to words that have positive meanings.
Similarly one may ask, is 8888 a lucky number?
The number 8 is viewed as such an auspicious number that even being assigned a number with several eights is considered very lucky. In 2003, the phone number 86 28 8888 8888 was sold to Sichuan Airlines for CN¥2.33 million (approximately US,000).
What numbers are good luck in Chinese?
Now you know 6,8 and 9 are Chinas lucky numbers. Lets introduce you to two of them. 520 (???, wǔ èr líng) – This is one of the most common combinations that is widely used across WeChat.
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