Wyn Hughes wrote:
Pure fluke. The numeral "8" is considered lucky by some in older Chinese
culture, much of which still exists here. Conversely, "4" is not so good,
many buildings here have all floors ending in "-4" omitted, in the floor
numbering system.
I know we're veering way off-topic but as a quick FYI for others, in
Chinese different tones impart different meanings to words. The same
word meaning 'four' using one tone means 'death' with another tone and
'to tell time' with still another, which is why you don't give clocks as
gifts. I suppose when you retire from a Chinese company if you were to
receive a gold watch it'd have a much different going away wish than in
countries elsewhere! Back to your regularly scheduled Elecraft chat now...
73,
Mike ab3ap
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