Ailuo Posted November 19, 2012 at 12:40 PM Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 at 12:40 PM Ok, so my Aunt wants to get a tatoo of Chinese characters. She wants the words "compassion" and "tolerance". I am not sure which characters would be the best, and I don't want to tell her something wrong. Can you help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailuo Posted November 19, 2012 at 08:27 PM Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 at 08:27 PM Anyone? Im not sure how best to translate and i dont want her to have something dumb. Compassion: 仁爱？ Tolerance: 容忍？ Am i way off? Are there better ones to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanglu Posted November 19, 2012 at 10:35 PM Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 at 10:35 PM To keep it simple you could suggest 慈 (compassion) 忍 (tolerance). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurese Posted November 20, 2012 at 02:42 AM Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 at 02:42 AM Yes, might be some Buddhist influence there. Not sure if your aunt got the inspiration for having the Chinese for "compassion" and "tolerance" from seeing this kind of thing around the streets where she lives or some Buddhist teachings she's heard: [ http://tinyurl.com/cxh9olq ] [ http://tinyurl.com/cr5sdqu ] [ http://tinyurl.com/bnho8qw ] (it might be surprising that these slogans can be, depending on the circumstances, somewhat controversial or dangerous...). In those examples, the Chinese characters used were 善 shàn "compassion", and 忍 rěn "tolerance/forbearance/patience". I've seen 忍 rěn used on some Chinese tattoos: [ http://theworsthorse.../bodyvows1.html ] [ http://anhhhy.tumblr...ost/31326969061 ] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailuo Posted November 22, 2012 at 01:52 AM Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 at 01:52 AM 谢谢大家。我真不知道她为什么要纹身，可我不要给她一个不好的建议。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.