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[quote=LEONARDO,266404]Quote: >>Contrary to Westerners, odd numbers are thought to be unfortunate.So wedding gifts and birthday gifts for the aged are always sent in pairs for the old saying goes that blessings come in pairs<< It is not always true that "odd numbers are thought to be unfortunate". 9 is also a lucky number in China. Especially, if you want to give some money to an elder in a family as a gift, do not give them some money with last digit of odd number. To make it more clearly, an example is more convincing. Give them 99 yuan instead of 100 yuan, since 9 has a similar tone of the chinese character ( 久jiu means forever or have a long life (longevity). When people get older, they are in fear of death and expect to live a long life.[/quote]
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