Car plate having number 888 , what do you think?

Discussion in 'Chinese Chat' started by surplusletterbox, Jan 26, 2007.

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what do you think when people see a car registration plate with a number 8?

  1. person places wealthy and money above all else

    8 vote(s)
    11.8%
  2. person thinks it's good luck and nothing more than tradition

    38 vote(s)
    55.9%
  3. Person is money grabbing, self-fish and greedy

    2 vote(s)
    2.9%
  4. Person is a kind and generous and commmuity minded

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%
  5. I think nothing positive or negative about the owner (= neutral)

    15 vote(s)
    22.1%
  6. The use of 8 is excessive and gives a negarive impression and you like to see less of it around

    4 vote(s)
    5.9%
  7. Use of 8 is fabulous and you love to see more round so that the neighborhood knows who we are

    8 vote(s)
    11.8%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. L_y

    L_y Guest

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    My license plate is "8T * 8T" ><;; Parents registered the car for me since they pay half of the insurance.
     
  2. tonkachi

    tonkachi Well-Known Member

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    my favorite part about these license plates is when somebody that doesn't understand the tradition asks you about it and you have to explain it to them....and then rinse and repeat for the next 100 people that ask u
     
  3. cyrus

    cyrus Well-Known Member

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    if there if....people would love it....but it must cost a lot of money
     
  4. kamikrazy123

    kamikrazy123 Member

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    a single 8 in the license plate means nothing, its just coincidental
    but when u have 8888888 (theres one on my street) then thats when u know either they are really superstitious or money grabbing
     
  5. surplusletterbox

    surplusletterbox Well-Known Member

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    -drool This is unbelievable, is there such a licence plate of "8888888" possible?-huh? Which country is this? A photograph as evidence could be interesting!
     
  6. ab289

    ab289 Well-Known Member

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    Talk about superstitions? How about adding up the numbers on your car tag? Have a friend that don't think 888 is good because it adds up to 24. And in Cantonese, direct translation of the sound is "easy die". hehe
     
  7. arsenal6

    arsenal6 Member

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    i have become very superstitious cuz of my parents haha
     
  8. Xzyrus

    Xzyrus Well-Known Member

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    My dad had 888 in his licence plate for many years (definitely 10+ maybe 15 years) but gave it up when he had to get it replaced since it was so rusted up. In order to get the same numbers and letters, it was like getting a custom one so he just took a new random one.
     
  9. kagome10

    kagome10 Well-Known Member

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    i have 88 on my numberplate. More for goodluck than anything
     
  10. smokedhen

    smokedhen Well-Known Member

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    they are overly superstitious. the 8 will not bring them luck.
     
  11. freddybasset

    freddybasset Active Member

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    I luv them... when i c a XYZ888, im like "an azn's in the car"
     
  12. MLAM

    MLAM Well-Known Member

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    I dont think anything of it really, other than its a no more than an old tradition, I know one chinese family that aren't even bothered about having the number 8 on the car plates.
     
  13. BigM

    BigM Well-Known Member

    I've always associated 8 with luck
     
  14. snoopy8888

    snoopy8888 Well-Known Member

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  15. ftlouiea

    ftlouiea Member

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    888 = good luck, so 444 = bad luck? :p
    if it were all so simple ^^
     
  16. Kmani

    Kmani Well-Known Member

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    888 is out....Try 666
     
  17. ckhar

    ckhar Well-Known Member

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    in my country, if you want to choose your own vehicle plate number, you need to tender. Sometimes the tender amount can reach up to certain amount where you can buy another new car (low range car). Depend on what number you choose. But if you don't choose the number and let the number run in Q by local register authority, you can get any number which might get bad number........ eg. 4444 (die) or 114 (everyday die) something else

    eg. of tender price
    # 1 = US17,000
    # 8 or 88 = US30,000
    # 99 = US4,570
    # 8888 = US15,000
    # 9999 = US20,000
    # 888 = US18,000

    But also depend what number you prefer and sometimes combination will get different meaning

    eg.
    # 8168 or 1648 or 4168 or 168 - continuosly prosperous
    # 8828 or 2288 or 2828 or 828 - easy prosperous
    # 8818 or 8118 or 118 - everyday prosperous
    # 8814 - prosperous forever
    # 4848 - always prosperous
     
  18. ckhar

    ckhar Well-Known Member

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    also depend how to combine the numbers

    Meaning of the number
    #1 = everyday (eg #118 - everyday rich)
    #2 = easy (eg # 28 - easy rich or prosperous)
    #3 = alive (eg # 113 - everyday still alive)
    #4 = dead (eg # 114 - everyday dead)
    #5 = not (eg # 5353 - not alive (also mean not living))
    #6 = continously (eg # 168 - everyday continously rich or prosperous)
    #7 = not sure what is the meaning
    #8 = rich or prosperous
    #9 = got business or loyal (eg # 1919 - everyday got business, # 9169 - business everyday continously, # 999 - loyal)

    depend on the combination but might be different meaning eg # 9394 or # 5354 = doing something not moral (can somebody translate more accurate)
     
  19. XDTP

    XDTP Well-Known Member

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    its just a number =\
     
  20. cranberryplum

    cranberryplum Member

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    chinese people....so money crazy