New Members JessicaAelwood Posted December 26, 2014 at 05:50 AM New Members Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 at 05:50 AM Hi there! I'm looking for help getting a legitimate translation into traditional Chinese characters for a tattoo. Normally I would be opposed to appropriating Eastern script for my Western needs, but the idea for the tattoo has extreme sentimental and emotional value. It is a phrase from House of Flying Daggers, and I want to honor the film and the philosophical intent by getting the tattoo in the original Mandarin. The phrase I would like translated is "to be free, like wind." I don't trust automatic online translators with phrases like this, in part because of the unique tense and use of the verb "to be." I don't want to be the victim of gibberish Asian characters. Tattoos are permanent and I take them very seriously. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted December 27, 2014 at 04:01 AM Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 at 04:01 AM If it's from the movie, quite probably there will be an exact phrase that is used. Can you find a snippet of the film that shows the phrase in use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted December 27, 2014 at 06:04 AM Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 at 06:04 AM 自由如風 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members JessicaAelwood Posted December 27, 2014 at 07:00 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 at 07:00 PM imron, that is an excellent point, I will see if I can find a clip of the scene in question to pin down the actual phrase. In the meantime, anonymoose, thank you very much for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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