暗九
Chinese
dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret |
nine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (暗九) |
暗 | 九 | |
| Literally: “hidden nine”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: ànjiǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ànjiǒu
- Wade–Giles: an4-chiu3
- Yale: àn-jyǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annjeou
- Palladius: аньцзю (anʹczju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àm-káu
- Tâi-lô: àm-káu
- Phofsit Daibuun: armkao
- IPA (Philippines): /am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
Noun
暗九
- (Taiwanese Mandarin and Philippine Hokkien) a custom or superstition where it is believed that bad luck or misfortune comes at an unlucky age where both digits can be added to result into a nine (9), especially at a ripe old age (e.g. 90, 81, 72, 63, 54, 45, 36, 27, 18, 9, etc.)
Usage notes
- Belief in this influences people at a certain age to avoid risks and affects how birthday celebrations are planned to stay auspicious.