Chinese Racists?
Don’t get Russell Peters wrong, the Chinese are not racist, ‘nei ge’ (pronounced nigga) means something like … like, you know!
Big Mistake
This young man got two Chinese characters tattooed on his bicep and was told they meant “courage”. I have posted about the exact same tattoo earlier, when I first saw it in 2003.
The phrase 大過 means “big mistake” or “shortcoming”.
From: Hanzi Smatter
Check your Chinese Interpreter
“Entrepreneurs are keen to communicate with English speaking Chinese directly without an interpreter, or even venture into a few words of Mandarin. Which quite often goes wrong. A pity, because many problems can easily be avoided by calling in an experienced interpreter.” Easier said than done?
Humorous play on Asian politeness
In 2002 Brazilian soccer player Roberto Carlos starred in this Pepsi commercial. A humorous play on the politeness found throughout Asia (in this particular case Japan and Korea, the hosts of the World Cup).
Lost in Translation
An episode of the Danwei TV series ‘Sexy Beijing’. What is your Chinese name?
