I proclaim this "Terrik is Awesome" Day!

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Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

I've been looking for a more-or-less authentic chinese seal to go with my kung fu class, but they're hella expensive on the Internet. I was pretty sure that if I could talk to someone in China, I could get one much cheaper.

So, in the Secret Santa thread, I saw that Terrik is in China. I knew this before, because it's on his "location" tag, but I never thought of it until then for some reason. So I wrote to him...

A couple weeks later, and voila! Terrik is Awesome Day!







 
Terrik

Terrik

Aww..my own special day. Glad you got it ! :)

The stamp is read Top to bottom and right to left. It says Mei Han Gong Fu(kung fu)
In simplified it would look like

功美
夫汉

Mei(美）which means Beautiful/Good/Perfection
Han(汉) which refers to the Han people, which the Chinese people refer to themselves as.

And gong fu should be pretty self-explanatory ;)
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

I'd just like to point out that "mei han" could also be translated as "beautiful man," so you basically have a stamp that says "Beautiful Man Kung Fu." :p

That really is quite cool though, and kudos to Terrik!
 
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chakz

Terrik said:
Aww..my own special day. Glad you got it ! :)

The stamp is read Top to bottom and right to left. It says Mei Han Gong Fu(kung fu)
In simplified it would look like

功美
夫汉

Mei(美）which means Beautiful/Good/Perfection
Han(汉) which refers to the Han people, which the Chinese people refer to themselves as.

And gong fu should be pretty self-explanatory ;)
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Sooo it doesn't mean "Stamped by another silly white person"
 
Z

Zumbo Prime

I am not going to post anything as I do not wish to be hurtful on this special day.

Also, Chakz, epic avatar.
 
Terrik

Terrik

Well yes, it can be used in a number of manners. 美国 （America) being one of them. It's used a lot in compound words like 美丽 which can also mean beautiful, 完美 which means 'perfection', 美观 meaning 'pleasing to the eye/artistic' and so on.
 
Terrik

Terrik

I think Bhamv's translation would be more accurate, but it could be translated a number of ways. This is what happens when you try to translate a name from a language into Chinese. England is 英国 (ying guo) because of the sound, and it would translate to "Hero Country" or mine, 史蒂夫 (shi di fu--for Steve) is History/fruit stem/man

Like 汉, as I said Han refers to the Han people, and its also used in a number of ways like 汉语 (han language) or to refer to the Han dynasty, or to refer to simply a man, especially if that person is Chinese. This is why when Chinese use something like igoogle translator for Chinese/English, you get some pretty freaky sentences.
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Using Google Translate to translate the title of this thread into Chinese and back into English, I got "I declare that the "Terrik is a terrific" days!"

It's stuff like this that reassures me that, as a translator, I'm not going to be replaced by a machine quite yet.
 
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chakz

Zumbo Prime said:
I am not going to post anything as I do not wish to be hurtful on this special day.

Also, Chakz, epic avatar.
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Why thank you :).



Er I hope I didn't come off sounding like a jerk I was just teasing. I'd be happy to celebrate Terrik is awesome day. What do we do?
 
K

Kitty Sinatra

Well, if Guy Fawkes Day is any indication, we burn Terrik in effigy and set off fireworks.
 
Silver Jelly

Silver Jelly

Terrik said:
I think Bhamv's translation would be more accurate, but it could be translated a number of ways. This is what happens when you try to translate a name from a language into Chinese. England is 英国 (ying guo) because of the sound, and it would translate to "Hero Country" or mine, 史蒂夫 (shi di fu--for Steve) is History/fruit stem/man
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This is interesting! Tell me more, grampa Terrik! How would you write "Han Solo". What other meanings could it have. Some funny translated forum handles?
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

chakz;328499][QUOTE=Terrik said:
Aww..my own special day. Glad you got it ! :)

The stamp is read Top to bottom and right to left. It says Mei Han Gong Fu(kung fu)
In simplified it would look like

功美
夫汉

Mei(美）which means Beautiful/Good/Perfection
Han(汉) which refers to the Han people, which the Chinese people refer to themselves as.

And gong fu should be pretty self-explanatory ;)
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Sooo it doesn't mean "Stamped by another silly white person"[/QUOTE]

When I see a white dude with a Chinese Character as a tattoo or decal on their car, I tell them it means "Silly Round-Eyes"
 
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chakz

sixpackshaker;328735][QUOTE=chakz;328499][QUOTE=Terrik said:
Aww..my own special day. Glad you got it ! :)

The stamp is read Top to bottom and right to left. It says Mei Han Gong Fu(kung fu)
In simplified it would look like

功美
夫汉

Mei(美）which means Beautiful/Good/Perfection
Han(汉) which refers to the Han people, which the Chinese people refer to themselves as.

And gong fu should be pretty self-explanatory ;)
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Sooo it doesn't mean "Stamped by another silly white person"[/QUOTE]

When I see a white dude with a Chinese Character as a tattoo or decal on their car, I tell them it means "Silly Round-Eyes"[/QUOTE]

You should tell them it says "Illiterate cur".
 
bhamv3

bhamv3

Amorous Eyes said:
Terrik and/or bhamv3: Do you guys take translation requests? Nothing major, just a few words. Might make a pretty tat that doesn't read "I like soup."
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Sure, I could handle the Traditional Chinese characters, and Terrik (if he's willing) could cover the Simplified Chinese.
 
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