Yahoo

These Are the Lucky—and Unlucky—Numbers in Chinese Numerology

We are surrounded by numbers. They are literally everywhere, after all. Your apartment number, your cell phone number, your license plate—all are avenues to invite good luck or protect against bad ...
Forbes

Learning The Chinese Number System: Complete Guide

Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Learning a different language is tough ...
techtimes

Chinese Owns Phone Number Ending in Five 8s Gets Paid With $325,000; Here's Why

Are you going to buy another man's phone number for thousands of dollars? If you're Chinese, you might be. In China, a man gets paid with exactly $325,000 for having the 'lucky' phone number. However, ...
The New York Times

Defendant’s Luck Runs Out. But the Lucky Phone Number Fetches $325,000.

The Chinese phone number, ending in five 8s, drew 5,000 bids because it’s considered auspicious. Such phone numbers are coveted status symbols in China. By Tiffany May HONG KONG — The defendant wasn’t ...