The superstitions of numbers in China (Part II)

514 is considered unlucky because the pronunciation "Wǔ yāo sì" is similar to "Wǒ yào sǐ" (我要死), which means "I want to die". There a time when Chinese netizens used to make fun of their friends who lived or studied in Montreal, Canada, because the area code is 514.

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