bbacher Posted July 7, 2009 at 08:34 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 at 08:34 PM These characters are on the side of one of the fireworks I bought. I'm trying to translate them just for the fun of it. So far, I've used radical/stroke lookup and figured out this: 花 - flower; blossoms 火 - fire, flame; burn; anger, rage 變 - change, transform, alter; rebel But that last character has me stumped. I'm guessing the radical is on the left, but I can't find the character. Help? This is from a Black Cat firework, made in Hong Kong, in case that matters (different characters used there, maybe?). Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuehanHao Posted July 7, 2009 at 11:56 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 at 11:56 PM 臉 (脸）lian3 face; cheek; reputation 约翰好 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbacher Posted July 8, 2009 at 12:34 AM Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 at 12:34 AM Great! So, together they say "flower fire change face" I understand that knowing what the characters say is not the same as knowing what they mean when they're all put together. Is there a better way to interpret them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted July 8, 2009 at 12:49 AM Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 at 12:49 AM See here for the last two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbacher Posted July 8, 2009 at 01:00 AM Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 at 01:00 AM Interesting! That explains the mask that came along with it (on top beneath the celophane wrap). It looks very similar to that picture on the top right of the Wiki page. Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbacher Posted July 8, 2009 at 01:14 AM Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 at 01:14 AM I just put the first two characters (花火) into the MDBG website, and the translation is "hanabi". That's interesting to me because "Hanabi" is the name of a series of Japanese slot machines with a fireworks theme. Again: cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbacher Posted July 8, 2009 at 01:17 AM Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 at 01:17 AM OK! Well, when I put all four characters together on the MDBG website it translates as "Changing Faces of Love" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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