514 is considered unlucky because the pronunciation "Wǔ yāo sì" is similar to "Wǒ yào sǐ" (我要死), which means "I want to die". There a time when Chinese netizens used to make fun of their friends who lived or studied in Montreal, Canada, because the area code is 514.
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