FAO : Anyone who can read chinese

Ironic Namesake · 7 Mar 2006 at 21:10

Just wondering if anyone could read this?

Thanks

SourChipmunk · 7 Mar 2006 at 21:37

Uh, oh. Here we go....

Seriously, that doesn't look Chinese to me. But then again, I don't even recognise Arial when I see it.

Conrad11 · 7 Mar 2006 at 21:42

Can't read chinese, but I can read Chav.......my guess is that they are all tags

G|mp · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:14

"Man who goes to bed with itchy bottom, wake up with smelly finger"

merlin · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:16

A/C, PAS, EW, MOT, T&T, £46.72 OVNO

great advice · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:26

Its upside down.

Luseac · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:28

It's Chinese for:

ORLY?

benjo plz. · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:28

great advice said:
Its upside down.

lol, I went to see Aladdin at the old vic at christmas, and they put the words to a song down in chinese, and some kid yelled that out

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Nix · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:32

Don't they write top to bottom not left to right?

benjo plz. · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:42

Nix said:
Don't they write top to bottom not left to right?

They used to, though now they seem to be copying the western style of left to right going down the page.

Werewolf · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:45

Nix said:
Don't they write top to bottom not left to right?

Quite possibly top to bottom, right to left if memory serves.

great advice · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:46

Phnom_Penh said:
lol, I went to see Aladdin at the old vic at christmas, and they put the words to a song down in chinese, and some kid yelled that out .

It wasnt me i promise

It looks like an adress to me though, so prolly doesnt mean anything interesting. Not getting it as a tattoo are you? Its deffo Mandarin though, not "Chinese"

Ironic Namesake · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:47

No, I'm not getting it as an address! If it's an address that would be a good sign, as it would be an address I'd like to find out !

gord · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:49

I was trained by the Shaolin Master of Itcheenee.

That states clearly:

"Is it in yet?"

great advice · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:51

OoOverclockaoO said:
No, I'm not getting it as an address! If it's an address that would be a good sign, as it would be an address I'd like to find out !

I reckon its deffo an adress, but my Mandarin is very rusty. I dont think there is an english translation. Most Chinese businesses have a PO Box that can be translated internationally but your avarage house or business wouldnt have one of these so translating is a problem.

Its deffo upside down and Mandarin though

maddad68 · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:56

THAT ... is not chinese...its mandarin ... it looks like a warning of some kind

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~mespore/MEMsg.gif

benjo plz. · 7 Mar 2006 at 23:18

maddad68 said:
THAT ... is not chinese...its mandarin

Funny, last time I checked, mandarin is aka modern standard chinese, and is the official language of china :\.

Mr.Orb · 7 Mar 2006 at 23:29

maddad68 said:
it looks like a warning of some kind

Doesn't sound to good :eek:

Raymond Lin · 7 Mar 2006 at 23:36

maddad68 said:
THAT ... is not chinese...its mandarin ... it looks like a warning of some kind

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~mespore/MEMsg.gif

Chinese and madarin is one and the same.

Mandarin is simiply a speaking form.

The written form has 2 version

Simplfied (Thanks to Chairman mau for butchering the elegant form of...)
Traditional

The one there is Traditional Written Chinese, no it isn't upside down, or say ORLY? My reading and writing of Chinese has literally gone down the toilet so I can't tell you what it says. It does look like one of those 4 word sayings thou. Chinese language has a lot of these 4 word mini poem/sayings where sometimes has a back story to it and it can mean a hell of a lot with just 4 words. Its a language where simple reading of the words at face value doesn't cut it.

That too, it could say "EXIT"

kidding, it doesn't say EXIT.

tzang · 8 Mar 2006 at 00:47

Raymond Lin said:
The one there is Traditional Written Chinese, no it isn't upside down

You got most of your stuff right though that Chinese writing is indeed upside down. It is also in simplified Chinese although whoever wrote that has horrible handwriting

If I am correct, that shot is taken from an parcel sent via airmail or something, first two words say "Airport", the last two words, I can hardly make out though the third word looks like "approx.". Taking a rough guess, I'd say "Airport Destination".