In Cantonese, 2 (二 or 兩, Cantonese Yale: yih or léuhng) is homophonous with the characters for "easy" (易, Cantonese Yale: yih) and "bright" (亮, Cantonese Yale: leuhng), respectively. The number 2 (二, cardinal, pinyin: èr or 兩, used with units, pinyin: liǎng) is most often considered a good number in Chinese culture. For example: November 11 is the Singles' Day in China, as the date has four ‘1’ which stand for singles. But it can also symbolize loneliness or being single. It is a number given to winners to indicate the first place. The number 1 (一, pinyin: yī Cantonese Yale: yāt) is neither auspicious nor inauspicious. The number 0 (零, pinyin: líng) is the beginning of all things and is generally considered a good number, because it sounds like 良 (pinyin: liáng), which means 'good'. These traditions are not unique to Chinese culture, with other countries with a history of Han characters also having similar beliefs stemming from these concepts. The numbers 2, 3, 6, and 8 are generally considered to be lucky, while 4 is considered unlucky. Some numbers are believed by some to be auspicious or lucky (吉利, pinyin: jílì Cantonese Yale: gātleih) or inauspicious or unlucky (不吉, pinyin: bùjí Cantonese Yale: bātgāt) based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to. JSTOR ( November 2007) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Chinese numerology" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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