Topic: The Chinese street address system.
Anonymous A started this discussion 11 years ago #39,640
When I review a restaurant, I have to find it first, of course. Well, as you can imagine, the Chinese street address system is chaotic and illogical. Numbers everywhere, sometimes in a row, sometimes not, sometimes two numbers for the same place, sometimes two places with the same number, sometimes no numbers, etc. It is pretty funny, and makes for a good adventure.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 12 minutes later[^] [v] #527,557
Most languages are chaotic and illogical.
Placing a bet on the chaos of numbers has EVERYTHING 2 Do with lots of numbers the Chinese consider bad luck so they wood not want those numbers in address PLUS many wood want numbers of good luck which wood repeat even on the same street
Placing a bet on the chaos of numbers has EVERYTHING 2 Do with lots of numbers the Chinese consider bad luck so they wood not want those numbers in address PLUS many wood want numbers of good luck which wood repeat even on the same street
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #527,559
@previous (B)
Not so. Only a few numbers are bad luck, and the repetition of numbers is arbitrary and not related to lucky 8 or others.
Not so. Only a few numbers are bad luck, and the repetition of numbers is arbitrary and not related to lucky 8 or others.
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 14 minutes later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #527,562
1 Lucky numbers
1.1 Zero
1.2 Two
1.3 Three
1.4 Five
1.5 Six
1.6 Seven
1.6.1 Forty-nine
1.7 Eight
1.8 Nine
2 Unlucky numbers
2.1 Four
2.2 Five
2.3 Six
28, 38: As eight means prosperity, twenty eight equates to 'double prosperity', 38 being one of the luckiest, often referred to as 'triple prosperity'.
167, 169, 1679: In Hong Kong, seven (七) and nine (九) both have similar pronunciations to and, respectively, two of "the five most insulting words" in Cantonese – the male genital. Six in Cantonese also has a similar pronunciation to an impolite word which is used to count the number of cylindrical objects. Therefore, 167, 169, 1679 and other creative combinations (such as the infamous taboo "on-9-9") are dirty jokes in Hong Kong culture.
250: In Mandarin, 250 can mean "imbecile" if read in a certain way. 二百五 (èr bǎi wǔ), while literally being a correct way of reading 250 in informal speaking, is usually used to insult someone the speaker considers extremely foolish. Alternative ways such as 兩百五 (lǐang bǎi wǔ) and 二百五十 (èr bǎi wǔ shí) do not have this meaning. There are several different versions of the origin of the use of 250 as an insult, and it is unclear which one is correct.
5354: "不生不死" (m4 saang1 m4 sei2 in Cantonese) sounds like "not alive, not dead". This often refers to something that is half dead or on the verge of death. Also in Cantonese it means improper look.
1314: "一生一世" This sounds like "one life, one lifetime" in both Mandarin and Cantonese, and is often used romantically, akin to "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part" in English.
768: "七六八" (jyutping: cat1 luk6 baat3) rhymes with the phrase "一路發" (jyutping: jat1 lou6 faat3) in Cantonese, which means "fortune all the way." Alternatively, 168 "一六八" is sometimes used for the same term in Mandarin.
7456: In Mandarin, 7456 (qī sì wǔ liù) sounds marginally like "氣死我了" (qì-sǐ wǒ -le, "to make me angry," "to piss me off"), and is sometimes used in internet slang.[8]
9413: "九死一生" (gau2 sei2 yat1 saang1 in Cantonese) – nine die to one live, meaning 90% chance of being dead and only 10% chance of being alive, or survived from such situations (a narrow escape).
521/5211314: In Mandarin it is pronounced wu er yi, it sounds similar to wo ai ni. Which means I love you. 1314: also sounds like forever in Cantonese. yut sung yut sei. which means one life one death in literal terms. Therefore 5211314 means I love you forever.
748: "七四八" In Mandarin this number is pronounced "qī sì bā". If these numbers are stated in certain tones, it has a meaning which roughly translates into: "Why don't you go die?" "去死吧" This combination is more commonly used as an insult to others, or rather, an indirect death threat. Youngsters can jokingly tease each other by saying "你去死吧!". Depending on the mood, place and way of saying this sentence it can confer meanings ranging from joking to insulting or provoking. On the other hand, any 3 digit number that ends with 48 sounds like "wealthy for X live times" (世發) (e.g. 748[七世發] is wealthy for 7 live times"), thus is generally considered lucky, with 448 and 548 being the exceptions since they are also homophones of "死先發"(Wealthy on death) and "唔洗發"(no need/not going to be wealthy).
Any number of repeated 5s: "五" (wǔ) sounds like an onomatopoeia for crying, and is sometimes used in internet slang.
AND if that is not bad enough there is a long list of combinations that is wayyyyyyy to long to print here.
One wonders given 6 is unlucky - 666 to Christians is not so much so good a number and betting a few Chinese wood agree
1.1 Zero
1.2 Two
1.3 Three
1.4 Five
1.5 Six
1.6 Seven
1.6.1 Forty-nine
1.7 Eight
1.8 Nine
2 Unlucky numbers
2.1 Four
2.2 Five
2.3 Six
28, 38: As eight means prosperity, twenty eight equates to 'double prosperity', 38 being one of the luckiest, often referred to as 'triple prosperity'.
167, 169, 1679: In Hong Kong, seven (七) and nine (九) both have similar pronunciations to and, respectively, two of "the five most insulting words" in Cantonese – the male genital. Six in Cantonese also has a similar pronunciation to an impolite word which is used to count the number of cylindrical objects. Therefore, 167, 169, 1679 and other creative combinations (such as the infamous taboo "on-9-9") are dirty jokes in Hong Kong culture.
250: In Mandarin, 250 can mean "imbecile" if read in a certain way. 二百五 (èr bǎi wǔ), while literally being a correct way of reading 250 in informal speaking, is usually used to insult someone the speaker considers extremely foolish. Alternative ways such as 兩百五 (lǐang bǎi wǔ) and 二百五十 (èr bǎi wǔ shí) do not have this meaning. There are several different versions of the origin of the use of 250 as an insult, and it is unclear which one is correct.
5354: "不生不死" (m4 saang1 m4 sei2 in Cantonese) sounds like "not alive, not dead". This often refers to something that is half dead or on the verge of death. Also in Cantonese it means improper look.
1314: "一生一世" This sounds like "one life, one lifetime" in both Mandarin and Cantonese, and is often used romantically, akin to "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part" in English.
768: "七六八" (jyutping: cat1 luk6 baat3) rhymes with the phrase "一路發" (jyutping: jat1 lou6 faat3) in Cantonese, which means "fortune all the way." Alternatively, 168 "一六八" is sometimes used for the same term in Mandarin.
7456: In Mandarin, 7456 (qī sì wǔ liù) sounds marginally like "氣死我了" (qì-sǐ wǒ -le, "to make me angry," "to piss me off"), and is sometimes used in internet slang.[8]
9413: "九死一生" (gau2 sei2 yat1 saang1 in Cantonese) – nine die to one live, meaning 90% chance of being dead and only 10% chance of being alive, or survived from such situations (a narrow escape).
521/5211314: In Mandarin it is pronounced wu er yi, it sounds similar to wo ai ni. Which means I love you. 1314: also sounds like forever in Cantonese. yut sung yut sei. which means one life one death in literal terms. Therefore 5211314 means I love you forever.
748: "七四八" In Mandarin this number is pronounced "qī sì bā". If these numbers are stated in certain tones, it has a meaning which roughly translates into: "Why don't you go die?" "去死吧" This combination is more commonly used as an insult to others, or rather, an indirect death threat. Youngsters can jokingly tease each other by saying "你去死吧!". Depending on the mood, place and way of saying this sentence it can confer meanings ranging from joking to insulting or provoking. On the other hand, any 3 digit number that ends with 48 sounds like "wealthy for X live times" (世發) (e.g. 748[七世發] is wealthy for 7 live times"), thus is generally considered lucky, with 448 and 548 being the exceptions since they are also homophones of "死先發"(Wealthy on death) and "唔洗發"(no need/not going to be wealthy).
Any number of repeated 5s: "五" (wǔ) sounds like an onomatopoeia for crying, and is sometimes used in internet slang.
AND if that is not bad enough there is a long list of combinations that is wayyyyyyy to long to print here.
One wonders given 6 is unlucky - 666 to Christians is not so much so good a number and betting a few Chinese wood agree
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #527,564
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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 13 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #527,570
@previous (C)
Which proves ones theory. He acts like he knows everything, acts like he's done everything, and time and time again, he has proven to Google everything. The same with all the pics he puts up.
Which proves ones theory. He acts like he knows everything, acts like he's done everything, and time and time again, he has proven to Google everything. The same with all the pics he puts up.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 37 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #527,574
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,606
@previous (E)
Please copy and paste the entire, unabridged Oxford English Dictionary entries for both "would" and "wood" as well as the Wikipedia articles on homophones and Mark Twain to prove your point. Thanks.
Please copy and paste the entire, unabridged Oxford English Dictionary entries for both "would" and "wood" as well as the Wikipedia articles on homophones and Mark Twain to prove your point. Thanks.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,609
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netscape joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,655
hey everyone was just popping in to see
if syntax copy and pasted a giant
article nobody gives a fuck
about
wha-oh hey! he did!
syntax just fuck off and die
if syntax copy and pasted a giant
article nobody gives a fuck
about
wha-oh hey! he did!
syntax just fuck off and die
Anonymous D replied with this 11 years ago, 2 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,682
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 15 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,685
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netscape replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,703
netscape double-posted this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,704
look at this image and say"while gee yeah that
makes sense"
this is known as 'word salad' and
is a sign of schizophrenia
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,706
@previous (netscape)
He copied that from somewhere else, didn't write it himself. It's not word salad.
He copied that from somewhere else, didn't write it himself. It's not word salad.
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netscape replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,709
@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
> He copied that from somewhere else, didn't write it himself. It's not word salad.
> Word salad is a "confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases"
in context with the thread
yes it is word salad
> He copied that from somewhere else, didn't write it himself. It's not word salad.
> Word salad is a "confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases"
in context with the thread
yes it is word salad
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,715
@previous (netscape)
No, that's not how word salad works. Word salad is incoherent, confused typing. It's not about context, but the coherency of the text in and of itself. And if you actually read that part a little, it's coherent and makes sense.
No, that's not how word salad works. Word salad is incoherent, confused typing. It's not about context, but the coherency of the text in and of itself. And if you actually read that part a little, it's coherent and makes sense.
netscape replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,716
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,724
@previous (netscape)
He's copied it from a definitions site or Wikipedia... Are you saying that this would be word salad on the site it's from?
Actually read it a little. It's just, very straightforwardly, saying that "x in Chinese translates to y". That's not word salad.
Look, yes it's weird for him to just dump in a whole wall of text like that, but you camt just go around redefining phrases! Then you're just sinking go his level.
He's copied it from a definitions site or Wikipedia... Are you saying that this would be word salad on the site it's from?
Actually read it a little. It's just, very straightforwardly, saying that "x in Chinese translates to y". That's not word salad.
Look, yes it's weird for him to just dump in a whole wall of text like that, but you camt just go around redefining phrases! Then you're just sinking go his level.
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 2 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,750
@527,703 (netscape)
Ya idiot. That post is by a Syntax clone. TC has many Syntax clones.
As to hate? Did ye think I was running for the 2nd cumming of Jesus?
Hate is good when its like say Pedo's who hate me such as say Indy. 2B hated by such is very cool.
I was alive when Hitler was alive and He hated the likes of me - C wot I mean.
@527,704 (netscape)
@527,706 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
@527,716 (netscape)
> Look, yes it's weird for him to just dump in a whole wall of text like that
I could have just copied Wiki on the basic numbers. But if you look carefully at the topic
> sometimes not, sometimes two numbers for the same place, sometimes two places with the same number,
I could be wrong about my conclusion but common sense tells me (wood help to have a real example of two places on same street with addresses) Betting those numbers are very lucky numbers.
That mass of text also points out a huge amount of - better with an example
Betting that this number is not a popular street address
> 250 can mean "imbecile
> 167, 169, 1679: respectively, two of "the five most insulting words" in Cantonese – the male genital.
In Mandarin apparently its no big deal
I have read many stories about the conflicts of Chinese languages. Not saying its exactly this way - but a word in one language could say I hate you and same word in other language wood mean I love you.
Ya idiot. That post is by a Syntax clone. TC has many Syntax clones.
As to hate? Did ye think I was running for the 2nd cumming of Jesus?
Hate is good when its like say Pedo's who hate me such as say Indy. 2B hated by such is very cool.
I was alive when Hitler was alive and He hated the likes of me - C wot I mean.
@527,704 (netscape)
@527,706 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
@527,716 (netscape)
> Look, yes it's weird for him to just dump in a whole wall of text like that
I could have just copied Wiki on the basic numbers. But if you look carefully at the topic
> sometimes not, sometimes two numbers for the same place, sometimes two places with the same number,
I could be wrong about my conclusion but common sense tells me (wood help to have a real example of two places on same street with addresses) Betting those numbers are very lucky numbers.
That mass of text also points out a huge amount of - better with an example
Betting that this number is not a popular street address
> 250 can mean "imbecile
> 167, 169, 1679: respectively, two of "the five most insulting words" in Cantonese – the male genital.
In Mandarin apparently its no big deal
I have read many stories about the conflicts of Chinese languages. Not saying its exactly this way - but a word in one language could say I hate you and same word in other language wood mean I love you.
netscape replied with this 11 years ago, 28 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,755
post a picture of your surfboard syntax
Anonymous C replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,762
delete
(Edited 37 seconds later.)
Syntax replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,763
just JUST been contacted by an old CLIENT and am off to have wine and fish tacos!!!
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Anonymous E replied with this 11 years ago, 10 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,773
Anonymous D replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #527,774
Annnnnd, just when people start proving the old senile, fucking pedophiling, lying sack of shit wrong.... He leaves.... Hmmmm... Typical....
