New Members cait4jc Posted April 24, 2012 at 03:44 AM New Members Report Posted April 24, 2012 at 03:44 AM This is a picture of my friend's tattoo. I need to figure out what it says by the end of the week. Any help would be appreciated! thank you! Quote
jbradfor Posted April 24, 2012 at 02:18 PM Report Posted April 24, 2012 at 02:18 PM 生強 Not sure of the intended meaning; "to increase in strength"? 1 Quote
Shelley Posted April 24, 2012 at 02:23 PM Report Posted April 24, 2012 at 02:23 PM maybe it just means Born Strong ? What happens at the end of the week? is there a prize Or just the lack of a forfiet Quote
New Members cait4jc Posted April 24, 2012 at 07:33 PM Author New Members Report Posted April 24, 2012 at 07:33 PM Thanks you guys! The prize was $50...so you guys are awesome Are we for sure that this is what it means? 100% Quote
daofeishi Posted April 24, 2012 at 11:49 PM Report Posted April 24, 2012 at 11:49 PM It is gibberish as far as I can tell. Looks as if someone got a machine translation of "born strong" or "raw strength". 1 Quote
freshysauce Posted April 25, 2012 at 01:38 AM Report Posted April 25, 2012 at 01:38 AM I agree with daofeishi above. "生强" is not a word. Was your friend trying for "Live strong"? If so, it's almost unrecognizable Chinglish. 2 Quote
外国赤佬 Posted April 25, 2012 at 12:54 PM Report Posted April 25, 2012 at 12:54 PM It's "Johnson", 强生 (jiàng shēng). Quote
xiaocai Posted April 25, 2012 at 01:20 PM Report Posted April 25, 2012 at 01:20 PM Hmm, AFAIK, Chinese can be written from left to right, right to left or top to bottom, but never bottom to top... Quote
feihong Posted April 25, 2012 at 04:01 PM Report Posted April 25, 2012 at 04:01 PM Maybe a clueless tattoo artist doesn't know that... Quote
Shelley Posted April 25, 2012 at 08:48 PM Report Posted April 25, 2012 at 08:48 PM Well said feihong. As money was involved, maybe a donation to the sponsors of this site are in order? Quote
陳德聰 Posted April 26, 2012 at 01:01 AM Report Posted April 26, 2012 at 01:01 AM Hehe maybe I am crazy but when I saw it and thought "hm that doesn't mean anything" my mind immediately went to the slogan "Live Strong", and when I saw freshysauce up there suggest it I became pretty sure that must be what it was intended to be... Quote
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