Chinese Tattoo Translation Service

Tian offers the blog Hanzi Smatter as a public service to people who have Chinese characters tattooed on their bodies, but aren’t sure what they mean. Email him a picture, and he’ll translate it for you. The picture on the left was sent along with this note:

Hello,

I just stumbled across your blog and thought that you could assist me in verifying the meaning of my tattoo. I did them myself late one night a couple years back while apprenticing at a tattoo parlor.

Thanks

J. S.

Tian says that the characters mean “bitter idiot”.

Link via The Agitator

Previously: Never use Google Translate to Generate the Text of Your Tattoo

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Moon Reach Ladder by Mike Mak

"Reach for the moon" is easier said than done, so when you hear someone utter this oft-overused phrase, kindly point them out to this ladder by Hong Kong Designer Mike Mak. The "Moon Reach Ladder" inspired by , the Chinese character for moon.

Link (under projects > Moon reach ladder) – via CreativeRoots

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