KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- There is a Chinese dating site called 5201314.com
- Chinese people use 520 as a slang word to say "I love you"
- Some Chinese people treat May 20 as Valentine's Day
The number 5201314 has created a buzz on social media. If you have come across the number 5201314 on social media and are wondering what it means, read on.
5201314 meaning
The number 5201314 which has gone viral on the Internet means "I love you for a lifetime".
But how?
In Chinese, "I love you for a lifetime" is translated as "我愛你一輩子". It is pronounced as "Wǒ ài nǐ yībèizi".
The numbers 5 2 0 are pronounced as "Wǔ'èr líng" in Mandarin. The pronunciation is very similar to "我愛你" (Wǒ ài nǐ), which means "I love you" in Mandarin. Similarly, the pronunciation of the numbers 1 3 1 4 is similar to that of "for a lifetime" in Mandarin.
In fact, Chinese web addresses often use strings of numbers, like the dating site 5201314.com.
Chinese people started using 520 as a slang word on social media to say "I love you" in Mandarin, just like ILY in English.
Interestingly, people soon started relating it with the date May 20 (5.20). Many even started treating May 20 as Valentine's Day on social media.
