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  • Humour - Chinese style
     OP - April 06, 2010, 02:22 PM
    Kaffir Latte, I note your signature is in chinese.  Do you or anyone else know how to read chinese?

    I have a black tshirt that I bought when I was in China, with a white inscription written on the front in Chinese.

    I bought it but whever I wear it, I notice the chinese people laugh at me.  Dont know what it says, and wondering if you or somebody else could help if I attached a photo of it?
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     Reply #1 - April 06, 2010, 02:27 PM
    Islame: I remember hearing a story about a woman who copied some Chinese characters from a menu because she thought they looked cool. She knitted them into a nice jumper she was making for herself, but noticed when wearing it that Chinese people gave her odd looks. So she found someone to translate them for her. Turns out her jumper proclaimed "This dish is cheap but tasty".
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  • Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #2 - April 06, 2010, 02:33 PM
     Cheesy did you just make that up? hope thats not what mine says  Cry
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     Reply #3 - April 06, 2010, 02:38 PM
    No, my mum had lotsa Chinese friends when she was younger and I think she got the story from one of them. I remember her telling it to me yonks ago.
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  • Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #4 - April 06, 2010, 05:21 PM
    Osmanthus,

    Actually I read a similar story in the readers digest. This women goes to china, sees some beautiful Chinese writing and copies it down. After coming back home she prints it on a T-shirt and wears the T-shirt to a Chinese restaurant. The waiters give her funny looks. She finally has enough and asks one of them to translate whats written on it, and it says "Fresh milk available here."
    It is better to remain quiet and have people think that you are an idiot than open your mouth and remove all doubt.
  • Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #5 - April 06, 2010, 05:28 PM
    Quote from: IsLame on April 06, 2010, 02:22 PM
    Kaffir Latte, I note your signature is in chinese.  Do you or anyone else know how to read chinese?

    I have a black tshirt that I bought when I was in China, with a white inscription written on the front in Chinese.

    I bought it but whever I wear it, I notice the chinese people laugh at me.  Dont know what it says, and wondering if you or somebody else could help if I attached a photo of it?

     sure get it to me Ive been studying it for  a couple of years and if i dont the characters in question (theres about 3 thousand of the buggers for everyday speach ! ) I have a programme that lets me draw them on the screen and they tell you what they are )
    fire it over in pm or link it here
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  • Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #6 - April 06, 2010, 05:46 PM
    thanks, just took a picture, here it is

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     Reply #7 - April 06, 2010, 06:06 PM
    I asked to a Taiwanese friend on MSN:

    Quote
    晨nn says (19:55):
     its soooo stupid
     晨nn says (19:57):
     when u play Mahjang ( a chinese gamble game) and u lose it,  but ur attitude or reaction is nice
     then it proves that ur personality is also very nice
    Giacomo says (19:59):
     oh ^_^
     i don't get what's funny about it then Tongue
     晨nn says (20:00):
     if u know chinese, u would know why its so funny
     and why prints it on the T-shirt?
     thats stupid
    Giacomo says (20:00):
     mmm what's funny then? :S is there some play on words?
     晨nn says (20:01):
     hm...............
     how to explain it
    Giacomo says (20:01):
     lol try Tongue
     晨nn says (20:02):
     actually its a normal sentance
     but when u put  it on the T-shirt, it becomes ridiculously funny
     晨nn says (20:03):
     especially the one who wears it is an italian or other foreiners
    Giacomo says (20:03):
     mmmmm... i need lessons on chinese humor Cheesy

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  • Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #8 - April 06, 2010, 06:14 PM
    Quote
    when u play Mahjang ( a chinese gamble game) and u lose it,  but ur attitude or reaction is nice
     then it proves that ur personality is also very nice


    i'm not joking, the chinese who see me wearing it thought it was hilarious.  they were pointing me out to their fellow chinese friends to have a laugh at it too!

    Ive never got the chinese sense of humour, its weird
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     Reply #9 - April 06, 2010, 06:24 PM
    going to take a guess that it says something like ' those who speak well , are well spoken of '  I will check with a chinese friend of mine to confirm it for you

    seen that post over the page, chinese humour is very much based on play on words , so what it actually says may not be the humourous ting about it.
    According to the polls only 1.6 % of Americans are athiests. So what gives you the right to call the other 80% morons?'
  • Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #10 - April 06, 2010, 06:41 PM
    Do you mean a play on words, something like this:

    'Is this sodomy?' Tom asked, half in Ernest.

    or something more relevent ..

    'I'd love some Chinese food,' said Tom wantonly.

    or do you mean in another way? 

    Id like really like to understand why it was so funny to everybody from airport baggage control, check-in right in Guangzhou right through to the chinese chip shop down the street..
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     Reply #11 - April 06, 2010, 06:44 PM
    LOL this thread is so OT, but hilarious. Cheesy I be splitting it in a moment.
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #12 - April 06, 2010, 06:46 PM
    mmkay, carry on piggy

    *goes off to get some congee*
    "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #13 - April 06, 2010, 07:24 PM
    Islame , ok my mate said it is a play on words , its literal mean is

    I you have a good Mahjong manner then you have good manners  , but the play on words makes it like


    Play well or be well played . Thats the best I can do. Im pleased becuase at least I got the sentence structure and basic meaning Smiley
    According to the polls only 1.6 % of Americans are athiests. So what gives you the right to call the other 80% morons?'
  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #14 - April 06, 2010, 07:57 PM
    Quote from: allat on April 06, 2010, 06:44 PM
    LOL this thread is so OT, but hilarious. Cheesy I be splitting it in a moment.

    What's OT?
  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #15 - April 06, 2010, 08:01 PM
    off topic
    Quote from: thinkfree on September 28, 2010, 07:58 PM
    Iblis has mad debaterin' skillz. Best not step up unless you're prepared to recieve da pain.

  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #16 - April 06, 2010, 08:27 PM
    Another one, I know OP is the first post in a thread but what does it exactly mean? opening page?
  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #17 - April 06, 2010, 08:34 PM

    original post/poster.
  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #18 - April 06, 2010, 09:03 PM
    Quote from: Iraqi Atheist on April 06, 2010, 08:27 PM
    Another one, I know OP is the first post in a thread but what does it exactly mean? opening page?

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  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #19 - April 06, 2010, 09:05 PM
    What a n00bl3t
    Quote from: thinkfree on September 28, 2010, 07:58 PM
    Iblis has mad debaterin' skillz. Best not step up unless you're prepared to recieve da pain.

  • Re: Humour - Chinese style
     Reply #20 - April 06, 2010, 10:39 PM
    You.
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