Most Lucky and Unlucky Numbers for Chinese People

Numbers have deep meaning for the Chinese people and often they will go to great lengths to either be associated with a lucky number to avoid an unlucky one. Here is list of the most lucky and unlucky numbers in Chinese culture.
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[@jojoroblox_gamer1232]

Mista said to us 4 is unlucky He said that really true

[@itmeholmes347]

1 reason why we must trust Mista

[@user-tv8ts7bf2x]

@@itmeholmes347 Because abbacchio died choosing 4 of the cakes.

[@Sphwhinx]

4 comments now >:3 THIS IS A JKE

[@DriftLeafEdits]

@@Sphwhinx nope it's 5 now >:)

[@whereswally6047]

Well I've just done lucky 6

[@asobarata]

Mista is right number 4 is very unlucky

[@fubukifluo]

RXN Voltz yes because the Chinese word death and 4 are pronounced the same

[@dillajackson402]

RXN Voltz he’s the fourth meme era of the gang *instagram comedy sound effect INTENSIFIES*

[@aroqga6085]

so mista like china girl

[@guidomista8]

Finally someone who believes me!!

[@robztuff]

bruh that name is from jojo

[@isaiahfleming6599]

3:02 MISTA PUT DOWN THE GUN!!

[@kosakukawajiri9477]

Can I not see any Guido Mista reference?

[@somethingaboutmyhair2159]

*MISTA DOES NOT APPROVE OF 4*

[@kokobeanu]

Mista: *Four is unlucky.*

[@vincentiuschristianardana6456]

:0

[@flaminggamingwizard560]

Finally jojo fan

[@fabifo9104]

MIISTA

[@Chinatown8]

@@flaminggamingwizard560 Omg I know right!!!!

[@Hanyamanusiabiasa]

You accidentally buy a house with 4 rooms. What should you do? *>> Destroy one of the room* *>> Sell your house* *>> It's okay.* *>> Destroy all the room to get 0 room. 0 = money*

[@IRFAN-ir7ey]

Karna lu wibu

[@whereswally6047]

I'll choose the 3rd since I don't believe In superstitions

[@lomo1407]

Chineses hate number 4 Mista also hates number 4 *MISTA IS A CHINESE?!!*

[@itmeholmes347]

Yes he is

[@liltuggboat]

i was looking for a mista reference

[@wetbob3923]

Who came here because of mista

[@swatenles2340]

Me

[@terryanntaguilar9771]

Me

[@YaBoyRascal]

There was this kid who got a cat and it scratched his eye out

[@ethanxowh]

Before I bought my house, I had the numbers looked up. I have 7 in my address. Probably explains why I'm been so angry! Lol

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

There is a Emergency Animal Hospital down the street from my house with a huge sign with their phone number 212-444-4444...don't take your pets there

[@ranjiccu1]

Like... seriously???? my address is block 13 lot 13.... and my birthday is 4/13/1993... my younger cousin is 4/4/04.... and her brother is 7/7/07... no kidding!!!!!! i wish this is only applicable to chinese...

[@sou_desu8587]

+Cheriona Hon not realy scared reminds me of kawaii

[@toujoursbelle5722]

hahaha

[@yuannons7779]

+Ranjiccu Renjicko 13 is ok to chinese. XD sometimes you will see the chinese say 1314 to their spouse. 1314 sounds like 一生一世. it means i will accompany with you for your whole life.

[@creamsickli]

Sî sî sî sî sî Î is closest I got on my keyboard :p

[@aladysmanifesto8686]

You guys are great please keep up the great videos. I'm a CBC (Canadian Born Chinese) and my son was born at 11:28pm on August (8th month) 28th! You are so right about the lucky and unlucky numbers. I have never seen a table 4 or 14 at a Chinese banquet. Please do some videos for me in the near future? Topics: 1) short history of all the emperors in China, 2) dispel the myth that the Chinese are the "model minority" or "silent minority" and stereotypes aren't true (ie asian women love sex like in the porn movies), 3) why we tap our fingers on the table when others pour or tea and other eat/drinking etiquette, 4) your recommendation on good books and movies that are Chinese (with eng subtitles), 5) strange chinese medicines/herbs that still work today. I'm a big fan and would love to help you guys in any way, hit me up. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Sarah

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Thanks for commenting Sarah and thanks for the topic suggestions :-) Happy New Year!

[@Eclipse807]

I learned that the double 喜 is like double happiness 囍, which is ironically a brand of cigarettes in mainland China. And I've been in buildings with no 4th floor or 14th floor, sometimes replaced with 3A or 13A, respectively. Or it goes, 1,2,3,5...12,13,15...etc.

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

haha yea anything can be commercialized in China

[@whereswally6047]

But of course, not all buildings skip the 4th floor

[@shinshirou2710]

I'm Chinese (from Malaysia) and was born on the 4th July 1994. I knew that 4 is the most unlucky number. But to find out that 7 might also become an unlucky number. I think I'm going to cry T.T.

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

What's funny is that this is almost like we have our own secret language and you can always tell who's Chinese by the numbers on their license plates or phone numbers...ect. I mean when you see 888 anywhere, you know 99.9% of the time it's a Chinese person. It's our secret code :-)

[@fana2169]

Or if they have seen this video :D.

[@narutoash111]

thats not right，4 can be sijicai

[@amberlii]

My birthday is 718 :D

[@kathymoffett7991]

Yuening Li mine is nov9

[@Jenna-zw6zm]

Off the Great Wall does anyone else's heart stop when the time is 4:44 D: CHINESE UNITE. YAAAS

[@garywzh]

In chinese sites, there are many people comment "666", which means "well played"

[@guidomista8]

This video is proof.

[@lindavo562]

awkward moment when my bday is april 4th..

[@andreaseferi8204]

4+4=8 so you are the luckiest bch🤷‍♂️🥳

[@adamirfan6986]

I think 3 is more lucky than 8 and more richer than 8.....

[@zaij3459]

Good Video Guys! Weird not having Carmen, but an AWESOME video none the less!

[@ThomasTheNorgeScone]

I really enjoyed this video, and I'm enjoying the new presenter's style, even though Carmen was a great presenter too! Keep it up!

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Thanks! :-)

[@isee7274]

Mista's not gonna like this

[@BlackMamba-mh5vw]

So glad I've found you guys. Very interesting topics and subjects. Love Chinese culture. Tell us more. Keep up with great work

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Thanks :-)

[@smartmandarinkatrinalee]

hahah I really enjoy your videos ;)

[@ishaansharma7628]

I like Chinese very much. But when I saw this video, I cried a lot because my birthday was on January 4, 2004. I am from India. I like everything about China.If I go to China,people there will think I'm bad.They treat me badly.Please tell me.please please

[@alliahmodeste9501]

My birthday is the 14, but idt this is true. It is just asians opinions on the number 4 and 14.

[@ar73100]

Off the Great Wall Hey guys i really watching your show I like the fact that it's very educational and funny at the same time one of the main things that inspire me is learning about different countries and different cultures I think you guys really do a great job keep it up !

[@emmajauernig2080]

My Chinese teacher showed this in class, and she freaked out when I told her about my birthday. I was born on March 28th at 8:08, I weighed 8.8 pounds, and they had to do some tests on me to make sure my breathing was ok. My results for that test came back as 8888. Yay!

[@dumpling1263]

Emma Jauernig jeez you were a fat baby

[@fana2169]

I love number 8, i didn't even knew it meant infinite wealth :D.

[@ioannatak5758]

This video reminded me of an old friend. She was working in a motorbike store where they had a confusing incident with a Chinese customer. He was trying to ask for the lisence plates to have the 666 number on and would shout SIX SIX SIX in the middle of the store. Everybody freaked out but eventually another Chinese person, speaking fluently Greek helped to resolve this little misunderstanding.

[@oldschoolfoil2365]

777 is my numbers and have had much luck with them...seven octaves seven colours of the rainbow..seven is a lucky number in the west for sure ..ive met a lot of westerners who favor seven

[@JrKinabalu]

if a gothic chinese couple want to get marry they should choose number 4 for their date of wedding. Eg: 04.4.2014 at 4:44:44 PM and then gave birth to 4 children. lol

[@Eugene_M]

Gothic Chinese? Do they exist??? xD

[@bearpillay4292]

RussiaVsChina maybe, goth teens in the US exsit maybe.

[@BooksMusicMe17]

Yeah, I was just thinking that perhaps a Chinese goth would like a phone number with lots of 4s in it. I used to know Chinese emos and skaters, so I'm sure there are Chinese goths out there.

[@Saeuglingsfledermaus]

I'm only half Chinese, but I guess that counts. ;) And no, I won't have 4 children just for the 'spook factor'. Btw, the Goth subculture is basically unknown in China and Taiwan, however it's slowly developing in Shanghai (from what I've heard).

[@azuresea00]

i think number zero is lucky, because it can also be spoken as (from 灵验, which means effective, accurate, it's working). so maybe things will work for you... and also it's kind of round/not disconnected, which is also good, kind of like a circle...

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

True

[@cuac5869]

My dad's car plate number is 888, we had to change it several times until they got the number. How lucky we are! 😂 😉

[@PajYolanda]

Interesting!!! Thank You for sharing. 😃👍👏👏👏

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Thanks for watching!

[@specialcookday]

I got married on April 4th 2004 at 4PM.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 No wonder you don't see Chinese driving RAV 4.

[@inc2e]

My youtube video when it was 44% uploading it froze

[@gerberjoanne266]

I can see how zeros would be lucky for money. The more zeros there are in a total, the bigger the sum: three zeros for thousands, six zeros for millions, etc.

[@grey1937]

你們好! In this video you said July is 鬼月, but isn't it August? I'm just a 老外, so I may be not noticing something. :-) 我愛你們的短片!

[@goldmartijn]

She's pretty too! Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@gabi200140]

Maybe 0 corresponds to wealth in that as you have more money there are more zeroes in the amount like 100,000 or 10,000,000???

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

yup :-)

[@Lucky-nn8fq]

6 is my favorite number. My birthday is June and 6 shape looks smooth and even number.

[@motherofbiscuit]

about 7 as far as I remember in Cantonese it sounds like di.. male intimate organ :) and in Internet slang 689 means 'no di... male intimate organ' :)

[@vyn9915]

you mean mandarin =P

[@motherofbiscuit]

saikai no, I mean Cantonese - I remember 689 since it's how Hongkongers call CY Leung. I also found this "In Cantonese, Tsat (Chinese: 𨳍; Jyutping: cat6), sometimes idiomatically written as 柒, is a vulgar word for an erect penis. Its American English equivalent is "boner". Ban6 cat6 (笨柒) (stupid di..) is a more common phrase among others. However, it is usually used as a vulgar adjective especially among the youth. It means "ugly" or "shameful". cat6 tau4 (柒頭) can be loosely translated as "d...head". A common euphemism is 七 cat1 (seven), which only differs in the tone. Other euphemisms include 刷 caat3 (to brush) and (...)' :)

[@rachanae1]

im Cantonese... 7 is pronounced as 'tchut' and mandarin is pronounced as 'chi' ..... i think you have yourself confused

[@pluh1]

rachanae1 well she isn't talking about Mandarin at all, just Cantonese. I think what she said is right..

[@vyn9915]

and u know ur citing Wiki right?

[@akushinatouno]

current staying in a HK hotel.. no 4th floor,, no room no. 4.. that explains it.

[@kahhuii]

i have noticed that the lift of some of the hotel to ball room has no 4 it is being replaced by 3a

[@dorytabbypiperfelixdustiea8283]

0:08 😂

[@redwolfjoy]

Wow! I just learned what some of the tiles are in Mahjong game I play! Awesome!

[@daniel8chang]

I was told the number '13' is actually considered lucky, because 福 is written with 13 strokes. But I also agree with y'all's assessment that the summation of 1 and 3 gives DEATH :)

[@meiha4675]

I miss the part saying"please Subscribe,like,comment and google+ us" "Thanks you watching see you later"

[@DarthJF]

8 is my lucky number as well since I was born in August. Besides it's the month named after the first Roman Emperor so it's a pretty good month to have been born in. Oh, and I was born at year 88.

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Are you lucky?

[@DarthJF]

No. :(

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

***** :-(

[@jeferlyyy2984]

Lucky Numbers: 2: This number is lucky because of the pronunciation that "good things come in pairs" in Mandarin. 3: This number is lucky because it represents the 3 stages in life - child, adult, and elderly, or birth marriage, and death. This word also sounds similar to the word "birth" in Mandarin. 6: The number has a similar pronunciation to "flow" or "smooth" in Mandarin which is good for business 0: This number is a lucky number because it is an even number and usually associates with money 8: This word's pronunciation sounds similar to "become wealthy" in Mandarin 9: This word's pronunciation sounds similar to "longevity" in Mandarin Unlucky Numbers: 4: This is the most unlucky number. This number has a similar pronunciation to "death" in Mandarin 5: This number is unlucky because it has the same pronunciation as "nothing" in Mandarin 7: This number is unlucky because it also has the definition of anger 13: This number is unlucky because 1+3=4, and 4 has a similar pronunciation to"death" in Mandarin 14: This number is unlucky because has a similar pronunciation to "You must die," "You want to die," or "You have to die"

[@ashleyzhang4419]

I was born in the "death" month :C

[@sprit9243]

Same and didn’t you mean April ?

[@lanas9196]

COOL! but 3 and 7 and 4 and 5 are still my lucky numbers, anyway

[@rebeccacornel8199]

hey bro.......cool video.....very interesting

[@dorytabbypiperfelixdustiea8283]

Any number with the number 8 is my lucky number 8 to me =❤

[@whotunes695]

Dang!! My weight when I was born was 7 pounds 11 ounces!

[@andry5784]

I miss when Carmen says "don't forget to click the subscriiibe bottooon" and "thanks for watching, see you later" :'( But I have to say that I love Mia too :D

[@sweetgirl1106]

omg! u r sooooo funny Dan!!! LOL

[@WMDistraction]

Buying specific numbers in China is a surprisingly lucrative practice, I've found. One friend told me that some people will pay 10,000RMB for a specific license plate!

[@criticlee372]

My students in Taiwan always say 170....1 (upright and standing) 7 (hunched over) 0 (in the ground)...anyway it makes more sense when you do the numbers with your hand...that talks about death....

[@TheXanian]

I kind of think that 5, 7, and 9 are lucky numbers for the Chinese, cause in ancient China the emperor was often referred to as "九五之尊", which kind of means "the royal nine five" or something like that. And also if you speak ancient Chinese or Cantonese or Hokkien, you would know that the pronunciations for "five" and "nothing" are actually different. "Five" is "ngo, ng, or go", while "nothing" is "mo" or "bo".

[@like2498]

A lot of buildings don't have any floors contain the number 4, and in shanghai there is no 13&14th floor. Lol

[@ryanlesterlaugo]

so if I want to curse someone i'll say 14 MUAHAHAHAHA

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

or just keep repeating the number 4

[@ryanlesterlaugo]

lol that would work

[@mleung25]

108 is a fab number as well because in cantonese it sounds akin to certain wealth: 一 定 發

[@coldheart520]

I knew about 1-9 but didn't know about 13 and 14. Thanks guys!

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@mohammademirimranbinmohamm9249]

For a minute there i thought Carmen went for Cosmetic surgery ... Where is Carmen??? I've been MIA lately ... lol

[@chihin120]

Some Luxury hotel or apartment Skip 4 and 13 Like 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25,26

[@HanazonoHikari13]

I think I heard somewhere that 13 is a lucky number in Chinese.. or was it under 1 of the dialect? not very sure, I just know some Chinese considered it as a lucky number xD

[@datle38]

2 things really scared me a lot

[@benjamintu3214]

3:19 makes repetitive noise

[@madam8yazzu]

diediediediedie-$$-759/07)/0$-&?$0(}Of otuafouodyUOfOH*~6-8(67)9*?>€>£€

[@MelodiousRhyme]

my doctor, who's cantonese, used to have an office number that was 444 xD seems like a pretty bad luck number for a doctor lol

[@jenllyfish]

Apparently phone numbers with lucky numbers in them are of higher priority and people make advantage with them, like charging them for more and stuff. Very cultural.

[@icemanlol119]

I want to change my street address from 7971 to 7979 what do you think? Is it lucky?Thanks

[@dumpling1263]

Shísì also sounds like death death. Always wondered why 10 (shí) isn't an unlucky number

[@TruBluLew23]

Wait so if 4 is unlucky and 13 is unlucky, what about 22 and 31 (since they both add up to 4 also), are they unlucky as well?

[@TheRose545]

I like this. I've spent over hour an a half just going through all these videos. Some are funny and some are very interesting. For me at least since I love the Asian culture. Nice to learn few other things. ^.^ These vids deserve more views. My personal opinion that is.

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

thanks for watching and glad you liked them :-)

[@wolfielin901]

My favorite number is death...Oh well. :D

[@alliahmodeste9501]

Ok , you are freaking me out 😂😆

[@ChinShingTsang]

At the end I miss the "Don't forget to click the subscribe buttoooonnn~~" ;) 

[@Malfoyslayton]

I thought 13 was lucky, because it sounds like '实生'. And 138 is lucky too, because when spoken individually it sounds like '一生發'

[@changeitonemoretimetheniwi9814]

Yes

[@AndreaCandido-w9r]

in our SocieTy nr 4 is The nr of Luck

[@kumajoey6031]

Who is watching this in 2015 and thought of Kris wu during this part 3:24

[@TheLongshot1982]

the happiness sign looks a lot like the ink blots that my psychologist shows me. looks like the monster in my nightmares.

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Haha really? Any other chinese characters look like ink blots?

[@TheLongshot1982]

nah just the one on the that I mentioned, and for the record I wasn't trying to be disrespectful in any way... I love what you guys do. just that one thing... I do statue reviews if youd like to sub me... Im a huge comic book fan. your channel and the others associated with you guys CHINA UNCENSORED for example are well done .so bravo . Im not sure if this is a woman or man sending this so im not sure which gender to compliment so I thank you fair maiden for ladies and good show fair knight for a man.

[@YiMingSofyiaXue]

One of the luckiest Chinese numbers is 108 for the 108 heroes and heroines of Liang Shan. (From Shui Hu Zhuan, Water Margin)

[@shy_sasoria]

My birthday is on the 28/06!!

[@cluttercowboy]

I guess the zero thing comes from the amount of zeros in the number. The more zeros in your income, the better. 100,000, for example

[@lilahphilips8098]

i can't remember if this is correct but i remember one of my Chinese teachers explained the correlation of 0 and money as "lîng" could be a nother word for coin??

[@spoonyoldthings]

You know, this is actually pretty true. We're a superstitious lot. In fact, in my country there are literally unit numbers that go like "7,9, 11, 11A, 15" and so on. Just to avoid 13. And the same goes for the number 4 as well. I don't think I've ever seen a block "444" here in Singapore before.

[@pablononescobar]

Zero money may sound bad, but if you have a lot of zeroes following a 1, that's a good thing

[@drpsalm128]

very interesting :)

[@philconti1945]

i was about to say how weird it is that 4 and death sound basically the same than i remembered english has "there, their, and they're" funny how all languages have they're own little quirks

[@dylanakent]

So much for those born on July 14th!

[@xharrym]

When I was in Shanghai I choose a phone number with a lot of 4 only because it was cheaper lol

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

oh LOL nice guess if you don't buy the numbers stuff you can really save some money in China

[@naggarmostafa]

I've seen your youtube comment about DE0 nano. please let me know if you have found a way to connect it with your computer cause i need it in my project. thanks in advance

[@DrFrenchfries]

Why am I the only one thinking of Homestuck watching this? It's taking over my mind! T.T

[@jimmyjamesWang]

Lucky numbers in China are complicated. If you study "I Ching", you will find that odd numbers are lucky, while even numbers are unlucky. However, the number system in early China was not based on decimal system, but rather on septenary numeral system, which means from 0 to 6 (or 1 to 7). A hundred days at the start of Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE) means 49 days in today's decimal system.

[@jimmyjamesWang]

Chinese principle for lucky and unlucky are very simple, odd is lucky, even is unlucky. However, the numeric system was complicated, because most of these concepts of number luck are formed when multiple numeric systems were used at the same time, as well as the fact that numeric element of zero was absent.

[@akakiey]

CANTONESE VERSION PLEASE!!!! :D

[@ar73100]

Question if I were to meet someone from China they asked me what my birthday is and I tell them 777 what's my birthday is 777 would that what I be considered a bad person?

[@ar73100]

:)

[@陈栋-q2w]

ar73100 don't worry we won't :D

[@en-zr4ql]

the fact that i was born with no. seven on a month i now know why i love seven month lol and become angry easily

[@kaytekat11]

When I was living in Asia, the elevators would not have 4 in them. Instead it would be 3A.

[@NTDOffTheGreatWall]

Haha like some buildings will not have 13 in the US

[@kriziatan7884]

Chinese people who has birthdays on July say ' aye !'

[@natalietranva]

Oh no I'm 1/8 chi ease and I was born in july

[@kriziatan7884]

I'm pure , I got damnation good

[@somberz]

if 4 is the unlucky number but 8 is the luckiest number but 8 has two fours in it.