Archive for August, 2006

Truth

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Kristan from Canada (again!) requested the Chinese translation for “truth” as in “I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling lies”…  Pietro Aretino, author / playwright.
…  fundamentally agree with this quote…  even tho I HAVE had people hate me [...]

Honesty

Thursday, August 10th, 2006

Kristan from Canada (!) requested the Chinese translation for “honesty” as in “people who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty”…  Richard J. Needham, humor columnist.
…  is that a great quote or what??…  and it fits folks like Simon Cowell (American Idol) and that other British judge (America’s [...]

In Love

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Lisa from New York requested the Chinese translation for “in love” as in “I was nauseous and tingly all over…  I was either in love or I had smallpox”…  Woody Allen, actor / director… *chuckle*

…  where essentially the first character means “strong attachment to” and the second character means “love.”
Want to see these characters embroidered [...]

Tennis Fan

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Linda from Florida requested the Chinese translation for “tennis fan” as in “the tennis fan streaked across the court”…  lol…  I think I’ve only seen that happen once in my life…  and if I recall correctly, she was cute…  haha.

…  where essentially the first character means “a net,” the second character means “a ball,” and [...]

Groom

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Joann from California requested the Chinese translation for “groom” as in “bride and groom.”

…  where essentially the first character means “new” and the second character means “man.”
Want to see these characters embroidered on a women’s or unisex t-shirt?  Or on a women’s or unisex tank top?  Click the appropriate preceding link.  Got a translation request [...]

Get Ahead, Learn Mandarin (News)

Friday, August 4th, 2006

“Time Asia, June 19, 2006
China’s economic rise means the world has a new second language - and it isn’t English.
It’s Friday night in Ikebukuro, a Tokyo entertainment district full of cheap bars and pachinko parlors.  As the office workers head to their favorite watering holes, three salarymen split from the crowd and enter a decrepit [...]

Return Again

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

Will from California requested the Chinese translation for “return again” as in “return again and again to this site to learn more Chinese”…  *cheesy smile*

…  where essentially the first character means “again” the second character means “to return.”
Want to see these characters embroidered on a women’s or unisex t-shirt?  Or on a women’s or unisex [...]

Big Boss

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Lori from Massachusetts requested the Chinese translation for “big boss” as in “the big boss came into town”…  also the title of Bruce Lee’s debut martial arts flick…  betcha didn’t know that (’cause frankly I didn’t…  lol).

…  where essentially the first character means “big,” the second character means “old,” and the third character is one [...]

Blessed Person

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Lyn from Ohio requested the Chinese translation for “blessed person”…  good one.

…  where in this context, the first character means “blessed” and the second character means “person.”
Want to see these characters embroidered on a women’s or unisex t-shirt?  Or on a women’s or unisex tank top?  Click the appropriate preceding link.  Got a translation request [...]