Many Chinese couples chose to tie the knot on September 9, 2009, as 9 is considered an auspicious number.

2009年9月9日，寓意是“长长久久”，不少中国新人为讨个好彩头，选择在9日登记结婚。

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That may be another reason why Chinese interest rates are divisible by nine: it is seen as an auspicious number.

这也许正是中国设定利率需被9除尽的另一原因：9被视为一个吉祥的数字。

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Every bottle of the chateau's 2008 vintage will feature an embossed red character for 'eight,' an auspicious number in Chinese folklore.

每一瓶拉菲2008年年份酒的瓶身上都会有一个醒目的红色“八”字，因为“八”在中国的民俗当中是一个吉祥的数字。

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That may be another reason why Chinese interest rates are divisible by nine: it is seen as an auspicious number.

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The "8City" project, so named because the development's eight districts will resemble the number eight when viewed from above, also plays to the Chinese tradition that eight is an auspicious number.

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