Would you buy this flat?

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For the superstitious, this would probably be the worst unit number to have.

Patrick Seah, 37, a sales engineer, spotted this unit number at Public Mansion along Balestier Road when he passed by yesterday (31 May) and told STOMP that according to Chinese superstition, "it's not a good omen at all."

The number "four", when translated into Mandarin and most Chinese dialects like Cantonese and Hokkien, sounds like the word "death" in these languages.

"Even the letter 'C' at the end of the unit number sounds like "death" or "die" in Mandarin!" Patrick added. "It's surprising because some developers would avoid unlucky numbers like 13, or even anything to do with the number 4."

The unit is now occupied by Indian nationals, according to Patrick's friend who lives in the next unit.

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