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Dear Anon,

1. Chinese numerology and even any other numerology can be very confusing. This is because, there can be varied interpretation.

And the same number can be considered auspicious but can also be interpreted as inauspicious. For example: a number such as 5. Some consider it auspicious because, 5 represents `balance' or the Five Elements concept.

While others may view it differently e.g. Flying Star number which is inauspicious as it is also known as " misfortune " or Deadly Yellow or bad yellow star.

2. In Chinese numerology, the phonetic sound is equally important. Especially numbers like 4 represents " die " in Cantonese. While `8' represents `fatt' or prosperity. While `9' in Mandarin represents longevity.

Thus, some consider 444 or die, die, die as inauspicious etc...

3. Therefore, there is no standard basis of knowning whether a number or a combination of numbers are auspicious or not. As this is like a "50-50" senario. Where, it can be 50% auspicious and in another interpretation 50% considered as inauspicious.

4. To `offset' this, some people have `played' safe by aligning their house numbers in an upwards direction eg:-

For example if the house number is 777:-

    7

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