MeteorFreak Posted January 26, 2011 at 05:53 PM Report Posted January 26, 2011 at 05:53 PM I just bought three new swords and two of them have some chinese characters on them. I would love some help in translating them! the last one is kind of blurry. sorry. Quote
ma3zi1 Posted January 26, 2011 at 09:31 PM Report Posted January 26, 2011 at 09:31 PM ＃1 ＝ 今古有神幸志士 (it's upside-down, btw) ＃2 ＝ 忠勇義 ＃3 ＝ (????) < need a better pic. Sorry, I cannot provide an translation right now, kinda busy... but having the characters should move the process along more quickly. Quote
MeteorFreak Posted January 26, 2011 at 09:37 PM Author Report Posted January 26, 2011 at 09:37 PM thanks. i will try to get a better pic of the last one. Quote
jbradfor Posted January 26, 2011 at 10:24 PM Report Posted January 26, 2011 at 10:24 PM @ma3zi1, could it be 今古有神奉志士? [i'm not going to log in to Facebook just to check a picture -- if you want help, make it easy....] According to this post, it's Tom Cruise's sword from The Last Samurai, translates to "I belong to the warrior in whom the old ways have joined the new". For #2, 忠勇義, that looks like three separate characters, not a sentence. The three characters are something like "loyalty", "bravery", and "justice". Quote
MeteorFreak Posted January 27, 2011 at 12:31 AM Author Report Posted January 27, 2011 at 12:31 AM here is a better picture of the third one. Quote
Glenn Posted January 27, 2011 at 12:54 AM Report Posted January 27, 2011 at 12:54 AM Re: the Tom Cruise sword from The Last Samurai -- http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30026&page=23 http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=512518 Quote
ma3zi1 Posted January 27, 2011 at 02:43 AM Report Posted January 27, 2011 at 02:43 AM @jbradfor, it's definitely 奉, nice catch! @Glenn, how useful that you already translated it before! ＃3 ＝ 联台刀具 (Lian Tai blades) 特殊钢 (specialty steel) 联台 is a place I think Quote
Glenn Posted January 27, 2011 at 02:49 AM Report Posted January 27, 2011 at 02:49 AM I didn't, but some other people did (well, NickJaguar). Quote
MeteorFreak Posted January 27, 2011 at 03:03 AM Author Report Posted January 27, 2011 at 03:03 AM lol. I think it is basically saying "Made in Taiwan, Stainless steel. lol. Quote
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