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35 Hilarious Chinese Translation Fails
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Posted on 01/24/2014 10:17:03 AM PST by Silentgypsy

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Please overlook the first one.
1 posted on 01/24/2014 10:17:03 AM PST by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy

ping for later


2 posted on 01/24/2014 10:19:09 AM PST by Cyclone59 (Where are we going, and what's with the handbasket?)
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To: Lucky9teen

Ping and raised hand, thank you!


3 posted on 01/24/2014 10:21:43 AM PST by Silentgypsy (Flying polyps)
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To: Silentgypsy

Way worse than Engrish.


4 posted on 01/24/2014 10:22:01 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Silentgypsy
"Please overlook the first one."

Eat your peas.

5 posted on 01/24/2014 10:22:44 AM PST by Paladin2
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several of these appear to be taking Honest Labeling laws a bit too seriously?


6 posted on 01/24/2014 10:23:16 AM PST by faithhopecharity (C)
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To: Silentgypsy

Some of those can’t be accidents. But very funny.

Aren’t we supposed to be offended or something?


7 posted on 01/24/2014 10:25:46 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (My whimsical litany of satyric prose and avarice pontification of wisdom demonstrates my concinnity.)
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To: Silentgypsy

Bored...PANDA!?!

You layciss!


8 posted on 01/24/2014 10:29:31 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym defines the science.)
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To: Silentgypsy

What about that one about the poor duck?


9 posted on 01/24/2014 10:30:19 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Silentgypsy

i think it would’ve been funnier with actual translation below it when it isn’t obvious...

for example. sixi roasted husband would be sixi roasted puff

wild germ would be wild fungus...etc

most of it, is caused by the chinese character itself having multiple meanings, and the person running the computer doesn’t know english.

there are few that have correct translations, or close enough, but they aren’t common usage in english. still, a poor effort on the “translator’s” part.

case in point, “Whatever” was translated correctly...but in order for it to make sense for english readers, it should be something like “mixed fruit juice of the day”.


10 posted on 01/24/2014 10:31:22 AM PST by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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To: Silentgypsy

Sooooooooo funny!

One thing you have to admit: Asian sign makers are highly confident about their English abilities. They are dead wrong about their abilities but their self esteem is remarkable!


11 posted on 01/24/2014 10:33:07 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Silentgypsy

bttt lol


12 posted on 01/24/2014 10:34:05 AM PST by txhurl
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To: Silentgypsy

That was spectacular.


13 posted on 01/24/2014 10:39:36 AM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: VAFreedom

wang had to burn, sounds better than the actual dish, spicy hot pot with intestines
cat ear, that’s chinese pasta type of dish made to look like a small piece of ear, no more stranger than hot dog.
a time sex thing - should be one-use feminine/health devices
no sh**ing... - well, i guess mainland china still have problem with public defecation
racist park should be either heritage park or use the phonic name.


14 posted on 01/24/2014 10:42:04 AM PST by VAFreedom (maybe i should take a nap before work)
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To: Silentgypsy

Engrish.com ... funny stuff.


15 posted on 01/24/2014 10:48:42 AM PST by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: VAFreedom

For some reason, I find the gynocology one very funny, most likely because I can’t remember ever seeing the c word in print before (except in newspaper articles about sarah palin).


16 posted on 01/24/2014 10:53:28 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Silentgypsy

I see Sandra’s Soup is there!

These were so funny!


17 posted on 01/24/2014 11:04:28 AM PST by left that other site
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To: Silentgypsy
Similar to sign #17.

The one on the right occurs on January 28, 2014 at 9:00PM ET.

18 posted on 01/24/2014 11:06:12 AM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind, but now I see...)
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To: kingattax

ping for a much needed laugh!


19 posted on 01/24/2014 11:06:32 AM PST by left that other site
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To: VAFreedom

When I tried to speak Cantonese, much hilarity ensued. I never figured out why they wouldn’t tell me what was so funny.


20 posted on 01/24/2014 11:10:02 AM PST by Silentgypsy (Flying polyps)
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