Why is it difficult to sell mobile phone numbers with "4"?
Because "4" is homophonic with "death", Chinese people generally feel unlucky, so they don't sell it.
1 conformity psychology
Four Represents "death" is a psychological hint of Chinese people. Take 4, touch 4, unlucky. This is essentially a kind of psychology of avoiding "death". Afraid of things with "death" hints or symbols, it seems that once touched, people seem to be unlucky.
In fact, some people don't believe it, but they can't resist the psychological kidnapping of conformity, and they are beginning to waver. Since everyone believes it, I'll forget about it. If there is no "4", why choose "belt"? So, don't choose anything with a "4".
2 The origin of social taboo about death
It is the ancient tradition that taboo about death. In ancient times, people's life expectancy was not long, and the average person was about forty or fifty years old. Living to 7 years old is very strange, so 7 years old is also called ancient and rare. Because medicine is underdeveloped, many people will easily die of typhoid even if they catch a cold. Therefore, the ancients often said that "life and death have a life", which means that your life and death are determined by fate, that is, by heaven. This is a kind of helpless and mysterious psychology of some diseases, because the medical level was very low at that time. For example, tuberculosis was basically an incurable disease in ancient times. Don't say "death", touch the sound of "death" and feel regretful, so generally don't talk about "death".
3 avoid death and respect family safety
Because of the fear of death, all families cherish family safety doubly. During the Chinese New Year holiday, I wish you more peace and avoid talking about death. Actually, for us modern people. Death is a normal phenomenon, and people always die. I don't think so. At that time, people in their forties and fifties suddenly died unexpectedly, and this kind of thing can't be explained. Death is full of mystery. Talking about death means bad, and unlucky things will happen. Now, this possibility is almost impossible. Therefore, this is a kind of psychology inherited from culture. The influence also permeates the cultural genes.
therefore, it is difficult to sell mobile phone numbers with "4" in China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.