New Members Drunkardpenguin Posted June 19, 2017 at 08:00 PM New Members Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 at 08:00 PM My buddy has this tattoo on his leg and I was curious to know exactly what it means. He said it is cantonese for Hannah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geiko Posted June 19, 2017 at 08:41 PM Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 at 08:41 PM The two last characters are 香港, which means Hong Kong. And I don't understand the first three, but the third one looks a lot like お o , from the Japanese hiragana, so i don't think that's cantonese. But wait for a second opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted June 19, 2017 at 09:32 PM Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 at 09:32 PM Looks like 書於香港 (Written in Hong Kong) in bad font. (Hiragana お is actually derived from cursive script 於) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted June 20, 2017 at 01:09 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 01:09 AM I feel like it should be illegal to tattoo things on people without their knowledge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lips Posted June 20, 2017 at 01:24 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 01:24 AM Poor Hannah … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted June 20, 2017 at 04:10 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 04:10 AM If you ask me, it's unethical to practice calligraphy on living things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lu Posted June 20, 2017 at 08:33 AM Popular Post Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 08:33 AM 10 hours ago, Publius said: Looks like 書於香港 (Written in Hong Kong) in bad font. (Hiragana お is actually derived from cursive script 於) OMG, I think you're right. A theory on how this happened: Hannah was in Hong Kong and got her name written by one of those calligraphy-for-tourist types. With, of course, the whole nine yards on it: chops and this 書於香港 and perhaps the calligrapher's name to the left. She hung it on her wall and liked it. Then her boyfriend wants to get her name in Chinese as a tattoo, so he takes a photo of the piece and brings that to the tattooist. Neither of them understanding what is what, he dutifully gets the wrong bit of calligraphy on his leg. I suppose he's lucky he didn't include the chops. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted June 20, 2017 at 10:50 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 10:50 AM 2 hours ago, Lu said: A theory on how this happened ... Yeah, seems the most plausible chain of events. 不愧是來自高羅佩的故鄉啊～ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted June 20, 2017 at 10:58 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 10:58 AM Or he was in Hong Kong, asked for Hannah, tattooist couldn't be bothered working it out, figured he would never be able to read it and wrote something that although truthful was not what was asked for. Wonder what the true tale is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lips Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:00 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:00 AM A tattooist in Hong Kong would never make up the top two/three "characters". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:02 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:02 AM 1 minute ago, lips said: A tattooist in Hong Kong would never make up the top two/three "characters". True, I hadn't thought it through.It was just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lips Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:13 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:13 AM Later, Hannah becomes the president of her country. She proudly announces to the world her Chinese name during her official state visit to China. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:18 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:18 AM Let's not forget it's not Hannah who got this tattoo. OP says the friend is a man. Hannah just has a boyfriend with questionable taste in tattoos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lips Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:26 AM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 11:26 AM Or Hannah is a man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppa Posted June 20, 2017 at 01:36 PM Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 at 01:36 PM It makes a lot more sense than some of the tattoos we see on here. I think I'd choose it for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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