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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Number 9 is sometimes pronounced ku — with the same pronunciation as agony or torture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions

[–] mech@feddit.org 9 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

And the same pronunciation as "no" in German.
In Cantonese, the number 9 is also a vulgar way of saying penis (𨳊, Cantonese Yale: gāu)

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago

In Hebrew, the letter with the value of 7 also means slang for penis!

[–] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

In French, 9 sounds like “new” (neuf).