Lucky and Unlucky Numbers in China: Symbolism (8,4)

lucky numberLucky Numbers is a 2000 black comedy film directed by Nora Ephron. It stars John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael Rapaport, Richard SchiffThe number 9 ('kao') is the luckiest of them all: it is thought to be lucky because, when pronounced in Thai, it sounds like 'moving forward'.