tetraphobia
noun[U]
uk/ˌtet.rəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/us/ˌtet.rəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/(alsoquadrophobia)fearof thenumberfour:
恐四症/四的禁忌Tetraphobia ismainlysufferedinChina, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, because the word for thenumberfour issimilarto the word fordeathintheirlanguages.恐四症主要在中国、越南、韩国、日本为害,因为数字四这个词与他们的语言中死亡这个词相似。
Tetraphobiaresultsin manypeopleavoidingreferring to 4 inphonenumbersand so on.恐四症导致许多人避免在电话号码中提及4,在其他场合也是这样。
- Tetraphobia isfairlycommonthroughoutChina, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia.
- Tetraphobiaaffectsthe waybusinessis done in somecountries.
- Hewroteanarticleon tetraphobiaentitled, "Nothing tofear, but four itself".
Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobia
- agoraphobic
- aquaphobia
- arachnophobia
- bogie
- catastrophize
- chill
- claustrophobia
- dread
- homophobia
- homophobic
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- Islamophobia
- misophonia
- mortal
- scare
- willie