Four四
In Hong Kong, some high-rise residential buildings omit all floor numbers with “4”, e.g., 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40–49 floors, in addition to not having a 13th floor. As a result, a building whose highest floor is…
Nine九
Moreover, the number 9 is a homophone of the word for “long lasting” (久), and as such is often used in weddings. It is also a homophone for the…
Five五
In Cantonese, this word has the same pronunciation as the character 唔and means “not”, pronounces (m̀h). This word has the same meaning and use as the word 不an therefore…
Seven七
For example, three and seven together in Cantonese emphasizes that you not only are able to grow, but you can also grow out of any situation you might be…
Master Meng Ke
Mengzi was such an important teacher of Confucianism that a lot of “annalistic biographies” (nianpu 年谱) have been compiled. The most important are Cheng Fuxin’s 程复心 Mengzi nianpu 孟子年谱…
