New Members cej Posted March 22, 2012 at 06:44 PM New Members Report Posted March 22, 2012 at 06:44 PM Hello! Can anyone translate a tatoo that i pasted? Thank you Quote
Shelley Posted March 22, 2012 at 10:13 PM Report Posted March 22, 2012 at 10:13 PM The first character is unknown to me, I can not find it in any of my dictionaries or books. The second one may be 沙 sha It could mean sand or grit. It also could be a surname Sha. It is shame that the meaning wasn't established Before permanently writing it on such a prominent part of the body. Tattoos: think once, think twice and then think some more. Maybe someone here of more experience will be able to shed some light on the first character, but IMHO this is not a character. What does the owner of the tattoo think it means? This might help. Quote
jkhsu Posted March 22, 2012 at 10:43 PM Report Posted March 22, 2012 at 10:43 PM The first character is 傉. Zdict says it's pronounced "nù". There are a few definitions but it's confusing to me. Perhaps someone else can chime in. Quote
jbradfor Posted March 23, 2012 at 01:23 AM Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 01:23 AM Is it just me, or does it seem that the vast majority of people that post tattoo translations requests can't spell tattoo correctly? Back on topic, I'm guessing that it was sold as a "translation" of a name. Do you know anyone whose name sounds something like "nu sha"? Although 傉 is such a rare character (it's not even in MDBG), makes me wonder if it was trying to be something else? Quote
New Members thorchen Posted March 23, 2012 at 02:14 AM New Members Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 02:14 AM the first character is very rare indeed.. even as a native chinese speaker myself, i don't know the word 傉 if not having seen jkhsu's post....Zdict said it means” 凄愁、委惋“ which could be roughly translated as the air of sorrow...and also it is also a part of Chinese minority people's compound surname Quote
yialanliu Posted March 23, 2012 at 02:49 AM Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 02:49 AM I find it slightly more concerning that we get asked to translate a tattoo AFTER it is done... 1 Quote
马盖云 Posted March 23, 2012 at 03:10 AM Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 03:10 AM The UNI dictionary in Pleco gives rù for the first character. (no definition given) So perhaps they were going for ru sha = Russia? Even though ru is pronounced wrong for Russia, a tatto artist probably wouldn't know pinyin! Quote
imron Posted March 23, 2012 at 03:38 AM Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 03:38 AM I find it slightly more concerning that we get asked to translate a tattoo AFTER it is done... I don't get this either. Surely it's something you'd want to know before getting something permanently inked on your body Quote
heifeng Posted March 23, 2012 at 06:46 AM Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 06:46 AM I find it slightly more concerning that we get asked to translate a tattoo AFTER it is done... Maybe we are just being asked after the person sobers up and realizes there is a tattoo...oh and it's in Chinese...sort of...(just a guess here) Quote
yialanliu Posted March 23, 2012 at 07:10 AM Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 07:10 AM In MA it's illegal to get a tattoo when you are drunk. It's dangerous because alcohol in the bloodstream dialates the vessel causing more severe bleeding hence why you can't get a tattoo when drunk. And most artists know this. If you goto an artist that allows you to be drunk, then I wonder what other rules (safety and even sanitary rules) they are ignoring. Quote
New Members cej Posted March 23, 2012 at 07:37 AM Author New Members Report Posted March 23, 2012 at 07:37 AM Hey, good morning. This is my friend, but she didnt want to tell me what it means. Yes it means "nu sha", as jbradfor said, and her name is "nuša". So, thank you everybody and have a nice day 1 Quote
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