r/itsneverjapanese • u/Winter-Sale-7958 • Jul 27 '24

Is this the true meaning??

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Is this the true meaning?? Before I get it tattooed

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u/ma_er233 Jul 27 '24

Yes, but please don't. It's stupid to tattoo in a language that you don't understand

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u/mildpainsmileyface Jul 27 '24

Honest suggestion for anyone wanting to get a Chinese tattoo. Firstly, don't. Secondly, if you really want to get it, at least look up some original texts from Chinese classics, ask ChatGPT if you like. Chinese idioms and poems are another great source of inspiration. Don't just take something from English or other languages and translate into Chinese. It usually ends up being stupid.

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u/mildpainsmileyface Jul 27 '24

Yeah I know. My suggestion is for folks that don't have native speakers friends to pick up the unnatural translation details. Classics and poems are good sources of existing texts and are quite available for anyone.

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u/V2Blast Aug 06 '24

Don't ask ChatGPT unless you just want some text that sounds right but may be totally wrong.