New Members Sofia2018 Posted October 2, 2018 at 03:43 AM New Members Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 at 03:43 AM Hello, Can someone tells me what is the signification of tha tatoo? I've been told it is in chinesse. Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted October 2, 2018 at 04:28 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 at 04:28 PM The characters are 生喪. Is this your tattoo? Any hints on what you wanted it to mean? If someone wants to crack the code, please do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsima Posted October 2, 2018 at 08:53 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 at 08:53 PM I'll bite, 'from the cradle to the grave' OP the 生 is 'life' and below 喪 is a strange attempt to evoke something to do with death. I would guess its a direct translation of an English phrase said to some tattoo artist in the West. Anymore history on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Sofia2018 Posted October 3, 2018 at 04:14 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 at 04:14 AM thank you. Yes, I wanted it to mean from cradle to grave. Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigZaboon Posted October 3, 2018 at 11:55 AM Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 at 11:55 AM @Sophia2018 I think you misunderstood what they're trying to tell you. They didn't say it means "from the cradle to the grave." They said it doesn't mean anything. And that's true, it has no discernable meaning in Chinese that anyone who has looked at it for you can figure out. So they tried guessing what someone who doesn't have a clue about how Chinese works might imagine it means. That is, they tried to guess the imagined meaning for the combination of the two characters you indicated. "I'll bite..." essentially means, "Okay, I'll play the game, I'll take a guess...". If it makes you happy to think you have a tattoo that means "from the cradle to the grave" more power to you. But you shouldn't bet any money on that actually being the case. TBZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted October 3, 2018 at 03:16 PM Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 at 03:16 PM I agree with @TheBigZaboon Any one who can read and understand Chinese will not take that meaning from it. They will wonder why this person has decided to have 2 unconnected characters tattooed on them. So remain content with yourself about its meaning but don't assume the rest of the world will see it like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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