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monsterbeans rated 41 months ago
There are muchos sites like this, and every one of them tells us to either not get a language we do not comprehend tattooed on us, or at least find someone who likes you who speaks the language so far from having gibberish on you, 'beautiful' doesn't end up saying 'pervert' ... more
Tags: linguistics, tattoos, chinese, blog, language, humor

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jason344 rated 4 weeks agolinguistics
Clever blog: No longer an oxymoron.
gomezzzza rated 4 months agolinguistics
Pretty awesome that this site exists - I've been fascinated by westerners' need to 'have' other cultures (i.e. misappropriate) and this site shows their true failings.
hucka rated 4 months agolinguistics
seditious, revolutionary, and splendorous.
the-fair rated 4 months agolinguistics
blog 'o' misuse of Chinese characters.
indiejade rated 5 months agolinguistics
A great site providing insights into those characters which might have gone along the lines of . . . "lost in translation." Funny, too.
slowmo rated 5 months agolinguistics
You gotta love those who try to get tattoos without understanding what it is.
TerraRose rated 5 months agolinguistics
Considering a tattoo? Something exotic like the Chinese sign for Hope? Check out this sight first.
onreact-com rated 6 months agosubculture, china, humor, linguistics, blogs
"Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" No wonder. I know this blog, it's hilarious.
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