When thinking of usernames or passwords, we always try to use numbers that have some sort of meaning to use like birthdays and anniversaries. And believe it or not, numbers play a very important role to Chinese culture. Studying the dates when is the best time to get married, when is the appropriate time to have a child, picking which combination/s will bring luck or fortune, even sometimes as simple as cellphone numbers and house numbers is quite common. I don't know if this can be considered as superstitions but as far as I'm concerned, Chinese are very well-involved in this kind of practice.
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Okay, so starting off with the lucky numbers! Zero (O) or 零 (líng) in Chinese is considered lucky because it is an even number and often associated with money (cha-ching!). Well, how really, I don't know it came to this. Maybe because of the number of zeros in money denominators (10s, 100s, 1000s, and so on).
The number two (2) or 二 (èr), 两(liang) in Chinese is a lucky number as there is a Chinese saying that goes "good things will come in pairs". It's very common to encounter this symbol 喜which stands for happiness though in Chinese weddings, it's more often written like this 囍 which actually still means and pronounced the same way, but if you notice, it's written as pairs to symbolize the happiness of the marriage.
Three (3) or 三 (sān) , on the other hand, is considered lucky as it represents the "three" stages in life - child, adult and elderly or birth, marriage and death (it goes the same way).
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Now, more so often before, the number six (6) always appear in three's in Western horror/scary films that brings misfortune and symbolizes the devil or hell; however, in Chinese culture, it's an extremely lucky number - the more, the better, even - because this number or 六 ( liù ) has the same sound which also means flow or smooth. Chinese think the number six (6) is a great number to represent businesses, with a mindset that fortune would flow in and business would operate smoothly.
The luckiest of the lucky numbers is the number eight (8). This number is greatly valued that there's a mall in Binondo, Manila (considered as the Chinatown of the city) called 888 Meisic Hall. It's so special because eight (8) or 八 (bā) has a very similar pronunciation to 發 (fā) which means to be wealthy. Moreover, if you turn 8 to the side, it becomes an infinity symbol; hence, infinite wealth!
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Fun Fact: The opening ceremony in Beijing Olympics held on August 8, 2008 (08-08-2008) precisely started 8:08:08 pm or 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8pm. LOL!
Moving on to the unlucky numbers, this is quite self-explanatory. Four (4) or 四 ( sì ) is very bad luck to Chinese. This number has the same pronounciation of 死 (sǐ) which means death. No one wants anything associated to death so it's natural Chinese would avoid this number at all costs.
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It's common belief that the number thirteen (13) is just bad luck. For the Chinese, if you add 1 and 3 together, it brings 4 which means death as mention. Hence, explains why most buildings always skip the thirteenth floor. But believe it or not, the unluckiest number of all is the number fourteen (14) because one (1) can be pronouced as ( yī ) or (yao). Yao has a double meaning of the number one or "want to" so when you combined 1 and 4 together, it could mean "want to die"!
If you're a superstitious person, you might believe these stuff, but I honestly grew up with this kind of practice so I already got used to it. So, this ends my post! Write soon!
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Airport fashion was already in the fashion scene since what, maybe when celebrity/entertainment news was created. It makes me curious though that upon googling airport fashion, there isn't an exact definition. The way I see it, the world assumes it's common sense; what's not to get. There's nothing to complicate about it. Airport fashion (noun): what choice of outfits people wear going to the airport. Simple as that. It's just that it becomes a big deal since it involves famous names and celebrities.
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| Left to right: Chloe Moretz, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian Photo credits to www.thefrisky.com |
Paying more attention to today's time, it seems Koreans gives very special interest to airport fashion, popularized it further and has somehow made it a "Korean trend". Korean stars deem this an oppurtunity to show their fashion tastes with the latest fashion trends. The sunglasses, shoes, and bag should be on point matching with the outfits. A few years back when I was just starting to like Kpop, I often saw articles and posts related to this topic. I thought because they are well-loved stars, fans would naturally want the latest updates about them but soon after, I realized the main idea of the articles and posts are, yes, other than reporting on where the celebrities are headed to do what activities, it was actually to check out what they wore at the airport. Reporters would take zoomed and full body shots like it was a red carpet event or a movie premiere (this might be a little exaggerated but I really think it's that of a big deal to them).
Despite all these, it seems Korean stars have already accepted and been accustomed to this behavior. However, to be honest, I feel very uncomfortable for them when talking about this matter. Instead of choosing comfy clothes to wear on their long plane travels, they have to make themselves presentable to the public eye despite just going to the airport and sitting on a plane.
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| Gong Hyo Jin wearing Excuse Me Line's Biker Shoes Credits to http://styletipsandtrendyhits.blogspot.com |
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| Brown Eyed Girls' Gain holding a Couronne Nate Note Bag Credits to http://styletipsandtrendyhits.blogspot.com |
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| EXO's Lay sporting a violet MCM studded backpack Credits to http://styletipsandtrendyhits.blogspot.com |
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| Left to right: 2NE1's Park Bom and CL & Girls Generation's Tiffany and Taeyon |
Despite all these, it seems Korean stars have already accepted and been accustomed to this behavior. However, to be honest, I feel very uncomfortable for them when talking about this matter. Instead of choosing comfy clothes to wear on their long plane travels, they have to make themselves presentable to the public eye despite just going to the airport and sitting on a plane.
Check out this website for photos of Korean idols maybe got a little bit too comfortable with what they were wearing. Click this.
