http://blog.euroasia.co.nz/2009/01/19/lost-in-translation/ Musings about language, culture, travel and other random observations Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.euroasia.co.nz/2009/01/19/lost-in-translation/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Translation Service Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:14:46 +0000 http://blog.euroasia.co.nz/?p=310#comment-215 I think that it's essential for anyone that decides to have a tattoo depicting a Chinese symbol should do serious research to make sure it's the meaning they want, not what one or two people say in a tattoo shop. No, I'm not saying that they are wrong, but if the stats that 9 out of 10 people don't know what they are tattooing on themselves, printing on the cover of a magazine, etc., then there is obviously a serious problem stemming from the core reason: The inability to translate. I think that it’s essential for anyone that decides to have a tattoo depicting a Chinese symbol should do serious research to make sure it’s the meaning they want, not what one or two people say in a tattoo shop. No, I’m not saying that they are wrong, but if the stats that 9 out of 10 people don’t know what they are tattooing on themselves, printing on the cover of a magazine, etc., then there is obviously a serious problem stemming from the core reason: The inability to translate.

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