SUPER SAIYAN@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agoWhy skip the 9? Is 9 the middle child?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down13
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageWhy skip the 9? Is 9 the middle child?lemmy.worldSUPER SAIYAN@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months ago Number 9 is sometimes pronounced ku — with the same pronunciation as agony or torture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoAnd the same pronunciation as “no” in German. In Cantonese, the number 9 is also a vulgar way of saying penis (𨳊, Cantonese Yale: gāu)
minus-squarezloubida@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoIn French, 9 sounds like “new” (neuf).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions
And the same pronunciation as “no” in German.
In Cantonese, the number 9 is also a vulgar way of saying penis (𨳊, Cantonese Yale: gāu)
In French, 9 sounds like “new” (neuf).