Numbers-and-Omens

NumbersandOmensAbouttheTextStructureAnalysisDivisionParagraphMainIdeaPartIP1-p4IntroductionPartIIP5-p10OriginsintheBookofChangesPartIIIP11-p13Godcanbealone,butpeoplecan’tPartIVP14-p18HappinesscomesinpairsPartVP19-endElevatorswithoutfourthfloorfourdirectionseighttrigramssixrealmsfivepathwaysninechainstai-jitworitualsthreepowerssevenrulesofgovernmenttendepictionsIntheBookofChangessmoothsailing一帆风顺twodargonsflyaway二龙飞腾threeyangmakegoodfortune三羊开泰besafetyalltheyearround四季平安maythefivefortunesapproachyourdoor五福临门66everythinggoessmoothly六六大顺sevenstarshanginthesky七星高照makeamillion八万来财99beonthesamestring九九同心beveryperfect十全十美someidiomsaboutnumbersaloneGodscanbealone,butpeoplecannot•fortunecomesinpairsNewYears(firstdayofthefirstmonthonthelunarcalendar)TombSweepingDay(thirddayofthethirdmonth).......avoidillfortunenotcomingaloneTheMeaningofNumbers•ONE:indenpdentoralone•FOUR:death•FIVE:themean(中庸)•SIX:66everythinggoessmoothly•SEVEN:Dothesevens(做七)ghostmonth•EIGHT:success•NINE:It'sinauspicioustorunacrossnine.opinions•NumbersplayanimportantroleinChinesecultureandtheuseofnumberscanbefoundinalmosteveryaspectofpeople'slives.Everyonecanchoosenumbersasluckynumbers.Weuseittosymbolizewealthandfortune,orpeaceandbenevolence,anynumberscanbeexplainedinsuchawaytomakeitfit.Inshort,numbersmayinfluencepeople'schoiceanddecision.