See 暗九 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"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.)"
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"(Taiwanese Mandarin and Philippine Hokkien) 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.)"
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"zh_pron": "ànjiǔ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ"
},
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"zh_pron": "ànjiǒu"
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"zh_pron": "an⁴-chiu³"
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"zh_pron": "annjeou"
},
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"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "аньцзю"
},
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"ipa": "/ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh_pron": "armkao"
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"(Taiwanese Mandarin and Philippine Hokkien) 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.)"
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"zh_pron": "ànjiǔ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ"
},
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],
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},
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},
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},
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},
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"Mandarin",
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"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "an⁴-chiu³"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "àn-jyǒu"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "annjeou"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "аньцзю"
},
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Philippines",
"POJ"
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"zh_pron": "àm-káu"
},
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Philippines",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh_pron": "àm-káu"
},
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"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Philippines",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "armkao"
},
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"ipa": "/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/",
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