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Another funny old news about superstition is that a public research institute located in Hong Kong Science Park used HK$180,000 (~USD $23,000) on fung shui consultation[1]. [1]: https://www.scmp.com/article/595459/value-money
In the states it's quite common to number the floors of a building by avoiding the number 13. I think this is pure madness. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15... All of that because of a fantasy book where people had supper and they happen to be 13 at the table. Edit: Here's an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(number)#/media/File:Many_b...
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4 is being actively avoided. And combines with other numbers, like 14(to die), 174(going to die) make it a very ominous number indeed.
174 sounds more like "dying together". How about 54 "not dying"?
As to 54, maybe you are referring to 勿死(wu4 si3)? Its meaning is closer to, please don't die, than not dying, and though I am not sure, but 勿 uses to negating another word seems kinda ancient and outdated.
If the number N is considered unlucky to the point that it is skipped, then shouldn't people be worried that they are living someplace that should have the number N, even if it was labeled N+1?
In the states it's quite common to number the floors of a building by avoiding the number 13. I think this is pure madness. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15... All of that because of a fantasy book where people had supper and they happen to be 13 at the table. Edit: Here's an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(number)#/media/File:Many_b...
The same on planes. There is never (I've never seen it anyway) row #13. It goes straight from row #12 to #14.
https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Qantas_Airways/Qantas_Airw...
If the number N is considered unlucky to the point that it is skipped, then shouldn't people be worried that they are living someplace that should have the number N, even if it was labeled N+1?
In the states it's quite common to number the floors of a building by avoiding the number 13. I think this is pure madness. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15... All of that because of a fantasy book where people had supper and they happen to be 13 at the table. Edit: Here's an example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(number)#/media/File:Many_b...