JAY RUDY Posted August 14, 2009 at 10:41 PM Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 at 10:41 PM I need a quick translation of a tattoo i received when i was younger. I cant join the military until i get a translation please help. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted August 15, 2009 at 03:22 AM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 03:22 AM Ummm... unless I'm missing something about word order- it's gibberish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted August 15, 2009 at 04:18 AM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 04:18 AM What did the tattooist say it says? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeyah Posted August 15, 2009 at 09:13 AM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 09:13 AM Are you (or were you) member of some group? If the answer is yes, your tattoo could be interpreted as marking the date when the group was founded: 举联盟 assemble a team, start a crew 届节 (period/time of) rally, session, gathering Now you tell us whether these make any sense to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAY RUDY Posted August 15, 2009 at 01:58 PM Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 01:58 PM Not at all. I was 14 when i got this in Colombia and did not know anyhting about Chinese writing. It is supposed to be my name (JORGE) but now i know that could not be. Thanks guys, i might just go and cover it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted August 15, 2009 at 02:06 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 02:06 PM Very very far off from even sounding like your name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeyah Posted August 15, 2009 at 02:13 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 02:13 PM Sorry to hear this, but you're not the only one>>在客 was supposed to be Zack... BTW Jorge as pronounced in Spanish is very hard to pronounce/transcribe properly in Mandarin Chinese. I found 厚黑 (houhei) if you'd still like to know how it's written Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandeX Posted August 15, 2009 at 02:47 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 02:47 PM I am guessing this is an alternate version of the "Chinese Alphabet" fiasco, as "Jorge" and this mess are both 5 characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted August 15, 2009 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 03:05 PM Looks like the tattoo artist was flipping through the J, L, and M section of the Chinese dictionary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglin Posted August 15, 2009 at 03:55 PM Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 at 03:55 PM Looks like the tattoo artist was flipping through the J, L, and M section of the Chinese dictionary. But hey, at least he had a dictionary! Despite the lack of meaning, this kind of looks like (not too pretty) Chinese characters at least... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted August 16, 2009 at 11:09 AM Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 at 11:09 AM It doesn't mean anything. Not anything bad either. I can't imagine the military would have a problem with this. For the people who can read it, the worst possible effect it could have on them is slight confusion ('What does that tattoo even mean??') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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