Chinese Number URL's

[lazarus]

I came across this interesting article on why the Chinese love number URLs. Before I read it I just thought they were totally crazy but now it all makes sense.

https://newrepublic.com/article/117608/chinese-number-websites-secret-meaning-urls

And it works! I looked at the number system and made up a sentence 519 = I want Alcohol
Went to 519.com and there was an online shop selling booze!

1 means “want,” 2 means “love,” 4 means “dead” or “world” or “is,” 5 means “I,” 7 means “wife” or “eat,” 8 means “get rich” or “not,” and 9 means “long time” or “alcohol.”

LOL

 

[stitchbob]

nice try 519.com

 

[lazarus]

517 can mean either... "I want food" or "I want wife" LOL

 

[dee]

so 177.com would either be porn or cannabilism?

 

[lazarus]

so 177.com would either be porn or cannabilism?

You got it!

 

[Whois-Search]

Better article here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_numerology

We sold 1898.com a few weeks ago meaning ‘Once Rich Forever Rich’

Another one 1396.com is now a lottery site:
https://www.thedomains.com/2016/07/06/1396-com-sold-60000-already-lottery-site-running/

They also use their phones more often in China and ‘Pinyin’ numbers. In particular they use WeChat instead of phone numbers:
https://ltl-school.com/learn-chinese-on-wechat/

5.20 is like Valentine’s Day

https://ninchanese.com/blog/2016/05/20/520-chinese-love-word-number/