China's number superstitions
Updated: 2014-05-15 07:58 (bbs.chinadaily.com.cn)5 - Five (Wǔ)
Number five in Chinese sounds similar to 无 (Wǔ) which means "nothing/none", so the meaning could be good or bad depending on the number that follows.
Example :
53 (无生 - "wu sheng") which means "No Life", inauspicious.
54 (无死 - "wu si") which means "No Death", auspicious.
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