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Guides to Chinese number culture

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Every digit 0–9, the famous combinations, and why a phone number sold for ¥2.33M.

4, 14, 250, 748 and the hidden traps in prices, floors and gifts.

Why 8 beats .99, price ladders for Lunar New Year and 11.11, and gift-amount etiquette.

5.20, Qixi, Ghost Month and red-envelope amounts: a couple's guide.

What makes a number premium, what it's worth, and how to pick one.

Folk readings, the maths (128 divisors!) and why doubled numbers feel lucky.

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