There is no end to the chinglish fun. This time it's blood and guts in the salad section of our local Metro supermarket. I don't know what the dog might have done to the lettuce - a Kunming dog's lot is not a happy one in any case - but there are those now who would probably think twice before squatting in the vegie patch again. 小狗牙生菜 (xiaogou ya shengcai) is in fact, Puppy Tooth Lettuce |
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My current nomad's life has landed me in beautiful Yangshuo (Guanxi province). And happy is the nomad and budget traveler when she finds a great little guesthouse in the heart of town offering far more than one should expect in a guesthouse that costs roughly $12 a day for a large double room with en suite bathroom. Over the moon that it should also include hot and cola showers and bathroom Chinglish. And secretly delighted to be able to add my own small (and childish) contribution (left) to the Chinglish collector's treasure trove while at the same time, perhaps providing at least the illusion of Nirvana, for some of my fellow nomads. Only in Mojiang and interestingly only to readers of English. The Chinese translation mentions nothing about the sun smiling, it only turns. [A mini-bus awaiting departure at Pu'er city bus station]
Google Translate can't be blamed for this one. And good quality broadband internet is available everywhere in China and often for free. China's Great Firewall however can still throw up the odd 'server error'. This 'translator' (term used loosely as he clearly knows nothing about his target language) has struck gold. [FYI 餐厅 cāntīng means restaurant or dining hall] [unknown original source]
Lucky Air Inflight Magazine Dec 2012 Who would have thought we'd be so lucky!
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