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暗九

an unlucky age in Chinese custom where the digits of one's age add up to nine

Frequency 3.7

Meanings

  • 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.)