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i've heard that japanese people only eat in portions of two because of the
meaning of 1 and 3 in japanese. they mean to kill and to be killed....i'm not sure which one means which.... can someone clarify this for me? |
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Dan Logcher > typed: > surf vixen wrote: > >> i've heard that japanese people only eat in portions of two >> because >> of the meaning of 1 and 3 in japanese. >> they mean to kill and to be killed....i'm not sure which one >> means >> which.... can someone clarify this for me? > > Not sure thats true since sashimi usually comes in 3's. > The number 4 is unlucky for Chinese since it sounds like > the word for death. I thought that was Japanese, not Chinese. -- Ken Blake Please reply to the newsgroup |
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thank you!! that's wonderful info...you've helped
"Musashi" > wrote in message . com... > > "surf vixen" > wrote in message > .. . >> i've heard that japanese people only eat in portions of two because of >> the >> meaning of 1 and 3 in japanese. >> they mean to kill and to be killed....i'm not sure which one means > which.... >> can someone clarify this for me? >> > > Never heard of this and sounds very dubious. > The number 4 "shi" sounds like "death" and the number 9 "ku" sounds like > "suffering" or "worry". But I've never heard anything as regards the > numbers > 1and 3. > Here is an English site on Japanese numbers and superstitions. You'll note > that there > is nothing as regards 1 and 3. > http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/Hiroshima/Things/68.html > The practice of serving sushi in two pieces ( ni kan/2 kan) comes from the > original > edomae-zushi of the 1800's, the ancestor of today's nigirizushi. > Originally, nigirizushi was one large piece, a square. Because it was > sometimes > difficult to eat, some people began cutting it down the center into 2 > pieces. > The custom of serving sushi today in a set of two comes from this > practice. > M > > |
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thank you!! that's wonderful info...you've helped
"Musashi" > wrote in message . com... > > "surf vixen" > wrote in message > .. . >> i've heard that japanese people only eat in portions of two because of >> the >> meaning of 1 and 3 in japanese. >> they mean to kill and to be killed....i'm not sure which one means > which.... >> can someone clarify this for me? >> > > Never heard of this and sounds very dubious. > The number 4 "shi" sounds like "death" and the number 9 "ku" sounds like > "suffering" or "worry". But I've never heard anything as regards the > numbers > 1and 3. > Here is an English site on Japanese numbers and superstitions. You'll note > that there > is nothing as regards 1 and 3. > http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/Hiroshima/Things/68.html > The practice of serving sushi in two pieces ( ni kan/2 kan) comes from the > original > edomae-zushi of the 1800's, the ancestor of today's nigirizushi. > Originally, nigirizushi was one large piece, a square. Because it was > sometimes > difficult to eat, some people began cutting it down the center into 2 > pieces. > The custom of serving sushi today in a set of two comes from this > practice. > M > > |
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"Musashi" > wrote:
> "surf vixen" > wrote in message > > > i've heard that japanese people only eat in portions of two because of > > the meaning of 1 and 3 in japanese. > > they mean to kill and to be killed....i'm not sure which one means > which.... > > can someone clarify this for me? > > > Never heard of this and sounds very dubious. > The number 4 "shi" sounds like "death" and the number 9 "ku" sounds like > "suffering" or "worry".[] That's why, if I go to a sushi bar with a party of four, I was taught to say, "Yon jin", not, "Shi jin". I've never gone with a party of nine, or I'd 'worry' about the bill! -- Nick. To send your support to Any of Our Troops in Harm's Way, go to: http://anysoldier.com/ Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! |
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> wrote in message
... > > That's why, if I go to a sushi bar with a party of four, I was taught to > say, "Yon jin", not, "Shi jin". I've never gone with a party of nine, or > I'd 'worry' about the bill! > > -- You were not properly mentored. Both of those are incorrect Japanese. You should say "yonin". And with a party of nine, "kyuunin", you need not worry about feeling pain. Who is Bill? :-) |
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"Can Altinbay" > wrote:
> > wrote in message > > > > That's why, if I go to a sushi bar with a party of four, I was taught > > to say, "Yon jin", not, "Shi jin". I've never gone with a party of > > nine, or I'd 'worry' about the bill! > > > You were not properly mentored. Both of those are incorrect Japanese. > You should say "yonin". > And with a party of nine, "kyuunin", you need not worry about feeling > pain. Who is Bill? :-) LMAO Thanks, CA. The bill is on the duck! -- Nick. To send your support to Any of Our Troops in Harm's Way, go to: http://anysoldier.com/ Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! |
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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:08:57 -0700, "Ken Blake"
> wrote: > >I thought that was Japanese, not Chinese. Not sure how "4" is pronounced in Chinese (Mandarin? Cantonese? Hokkien?) but one of its Japanese pronunciations is "shi" which can also mean "death". |
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Steve Sundberg wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:08:57 -0700, "Ken Blake" > > wrote: > > >>I thought that was Japanese, not Chinese. > > > Not sure how "4" is pronounced in Chinese (Mandarin? Cantonese? > Hokkien?) but one of its Japanese pronunciations is "shi" which can > also mean "death". My wife's family speaks Toisanese, and the number 4 is pronounced "say". -- Dan |
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Steve Sundberg wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:08:57 -0700, "Ken Blake" > > wrote: > > >>I thought that was Japanese, not Chinese. > > > Not sure how "4" is pronounced in Chinese (Mandarin? Cantonese? > Hokkien?) but one of its Japanese pronunciations is "shi" which can > also mean "death". > > $ and death are Mandarin si (sounds lke "ssz"), Cantonese sounds like "say" - from Medeival Chinese (ca 600AD) siei. |
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Geoff wrote:
> Steve Sundberg wrote: > >> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:08:57 -0700, "Ken Blake" >> > wrote: >> >> >>> I thought that was Japanese, not Chinese. >> >> >> >> Not sure how "4" is pronounced in Chinese (Mandarin? Cantonese? >> Hokkien?) but one of its Japanese pronunciations is "shi" which can >> also mean "death". >> >> > > $ and death are Mandarin si (sounds lke "ssz"), Cantonese sounds like > "say" - from Medeival Chinese (ca 600AD) siei. In my post, $ should be 4 - hit shift key by accident. |
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