New Members Harvey1881 Posted January 27, 2011 at 03:07 PM New Members Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 at 03:07 PM A while ago I got a painting of my name in chinese/mandarin can't remember which one it was. On the painting I also got 3 words that had some meaning to me and ironically I can't remember what they were. I also got what I think was my date of birth but I'm not entirely sure, it was quite a while ago. Could anybody please help translate this for me, it would be much appreciated! Thanks a lot. <-- This is the most important one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted January 27, 2011 at 04:30 PM Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 at 04:30 PM 哈维 -- hāwéi -- I assume that's a transliteration of your name, Harvey 敬永力 -- jìngyǒnglì -- Is that similar to your last name? I guess it could be three separate characters, meaning something like "respect", "always/eternal", "strength/force" The third one is a date -- 2005 Summer. If that is your birth date, I applaud your writing ability at age 6. Edit: Daan, nyah nyah! ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted January 27, 2011 at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 at 04:33 PM You've got: 哈维 Hāwéi = an approximation of Harvey 敬永力 jìng yǒnglì = literally, this says something like 'to respect eternal strength'? Or 'respect, eternity and strength'? I'm not sure what this could mean, but maybe it rings a bell? Or others may have better suggestions? 二零零五年夏 èrlínglíngwǔ nián xià = summer of 2005 edit: jbradfor beat me to it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Harvey1881 Posted January 27, 2011 at 05:34 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 at 05:34 PM Ahh thank you so much guys! Haha yeah summer 2005 is definitely not my d.o.b, it's when I got it! Yes the "respect, eternity, strength" has come back to me now, it's exactly what I wanted to know, thanks again for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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