Super 88_Size9 (USA&Canada)

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In Chinese culture, number 8 symbolizes fortune and good luck, since the word 8 sounds similar to Fā (发), which implies wealth in Mandarin or Cantonese. The number 8 is considered the luckiest in Chinese culture, with many 8s featured in prices at Chinese supermarkets. The shape of the Chinese character for 8 (八) suggests a wide future, as it starts narrow and gets wider towards the bottom. In China, auto license plates containing many 8s have sold for tens of thousands of dollars through government auctions. The Beijing Olympics opened on August 8th, 2008 at 8 p.m., coinciding with the lucky number. Furthermore, in Chinese-language chats and text messages, 88 is used to mean "bye bye", as it's pronounced similarly to the sound of saying goodbye in Mandarin, which is "ba ba" or "bā ba".