New Members cmicmm Posted July 25, 2014 at 10:03 PM New Members Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 at 10:03 PM Hi All! I have been working on translating some text from a sculpture with lots of different languages. The last line I can't figure out is a Chinese phrase. Other phrases in the sculpture were proverbs, idioms, or famous quotes. I haven't had any luck with a translation or a "figurative" meaning. Any help would be appreciated. See the attached picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aone Posted July 26, 2014 at 12:49 PM Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 at 12:49 PM No idea the point is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted July 27, 2014 at 07:26 AM Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 at 07:26 AM A. 做不應該打斷人做的人說不能 It does not make sense in Chinese. Nonsense. B. If you translate the Chinese characters using Google Translate, and then Google that resulting nonsense, it seems to be this quote - http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/85343-people-who-say-it-cannot-be-done-should-not-interrupt C. Whatever it is supposed to mean, the Chinese in the photo makes no sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members cmicmm Posted July 28, 2014 at 06:23 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 at 06:23 PM I bet it is that quote. Awesome thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted July 29, 2014 at 09:37 AM Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 at 09:37 AM What a shame that someone put that on a sculpture. It reads like Google-Translated nonsense. It doesn't make sense in Chinese, and while it looks like it might be intended to be the quote skylee found, even knowing that it doesn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny同志 Posted July 29, 2014 at 12:11 PM Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 at 12:11 PM Counterpart of Chinglish .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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