Tetraphobia

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:superstition
Cultural phenomenon
gptkbp:alternativeName Fear of the number 4
gptkbp:cause The word for 'four' sounds similar to the word for 'death' in several East Asian languages
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:East_Asian_cultures
gptkbp:defines Fear or avoidance of the number 4
gptkbp:effect Avoidance of 4 in license plates
Avoidance of 4 in phone numbers
Avoidance of the number 4 in buildings
Skipping floor numbers containing 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tetraphobia
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Korean
Japanese
Vietnamese
gptkbp:relatedTo Superstition about numbers
Triskaidekaphobia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guido_Mista
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6