{"id":358,"date":"2017-09-06T05:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/09\/06\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T22:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:32:48","slug":"foreigners-chinese-tattoos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreigners\u2019 Chinese Tattoos"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Tattoos of Chinese characters can be really beautiful and artistic, some also can be meaningful and speak words of wisdom, however, some of the samples we have here really make us wonder if the person or even the tattoo artist understood the meaning<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tattoos of Chinese characters can be really beautiful and artistic, some also can be meaningful and speak the words of wisdom, however, some of the samples we have here really make us wonder if the person or even the tattoo artist understood the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\"> meaning of these words.<\/a>\u00a0 If you don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/understand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">understand<\/a> Chinese and ever were thinking about getting a tattoo of Chinese characters, the advice is to get a second opinion from your knowledgeable Chinese friend.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#%E2%80%9CCoffin_Man%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201cCoffin Man\u201d\">\u201cCoffin Man\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#%E2%80%9CFather_and_Mother%E2%80%9D_except_using_%E6%AF%8D_mother_instead_of_%E5%A8%98_informal_would_be_much_more_suitable\" title=\"\u201cFather and Mother\u201d, except using \u6bcd (mother)\u00a0 instead of \u5a18 (informal) would be much more suitable\">\u201cFather and Mother\u201d, except using \u6bcd (mother)\u00a0 instead of \u5a18 (informal) would be much more suitable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#Not_sure_what_this_means%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Not sure what this means\u2026\">Not sure what this means\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#This_makes_no_sense\" title=\"This makes no sense\">This makes no sense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#Probably_a_direct_translation_of_his_English_name_but_the_2nd_character_is_up_side_down\" title=\"Probably a direct translation of his English name, but the 2nd character is up side down.\">Probably a direct translation of his English name, but the 2nd character is up side down.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#Kong_Fu_Sadness\" title=\"Kong Fu, Sadness?\">Kong Fu, Sadness?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#%E2%80%9CI_dont_eat_meat_88_but_I_bite%E2%80%9D\" title=\"\u201cI don\u2019t eat meat 88 but I bite\u201d\">\u201cI don\u2019t eat meat 88 but I bite\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#_not_only_the_hand_writing_is_bad_some_characters_are_tattooed_backwards_and_they_make_no_sense\" title=\"?!?!?!??!?!? not only the hand writing is bad, some characters are tattooed backwards and they make no sense.\">?!?!?!??!?!? not only the hand writing is bad, some characters are tattooed backwards and they make no sense.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/foreigners-chinese-tattoos\/#%E2%80%9CCrazy_Diarrhea%E2%80%9D_This_guy_must_have_digestion_problems\" title=\"\u201cCrazy Diarrhea\u201d\u00a0 This guy must have digestion problems.\">\u201cCrazy Diarrhea\u201d\u00a0 This guy must have digestion problems.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCoffin_Man%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><b>\u201cCoffin Man\u201d<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FpI32bm_4ulac1Aij2K4ov9AzjBl?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"1.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFather_and_Mother%E2%80%9D_except_using_%E6%AF%8D_mother_instead_of_%E5%A8%98_informal_would_be_much_more_suitable\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">\u201cFather and Mother\u201d, except using \u6bcd (mother)\u00a0 instead of \u5a18 (informal) would be much more suitable<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FmtM6hYiNIXo4m0FFmmxeLy4L2pq?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"656.56\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_sure_what_this_means%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><b>Not sure what this means\u2026<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fgt6hkaPZQQG_AQ3Z57lIVMgPZKJ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"3.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"435.64444444444445\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_makes_no_sense\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">This makes no sense<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fr6n0Yt2HfSBnTATcOzf5IoIAWAt?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"44.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"767.7697841726618\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Probably_a_direct_translation_of_his_English_name_but_the_2nd_character_is_up_side_down\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #e33737;\"><b>Probably a direct <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/translation\/\" title=\"View all posts in translation\">translation<\/a> of his English name, but the 2nd character is up side down.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fr8PFl1fNW9dcpAQf2EoCvQvCFqD?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"55.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"558.25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kong_Fu_Sadness\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">Kong Fu, Sadness?<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtMlJ_zczXCN3cEbw1_ZQXsFEGJU?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"6.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"771.4563106796116\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_dont_eat_meat_88_but_I_bite%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">\u201cI don\u2019t eat meat 88 but I bite\u201d<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FqMLO7TOfw_G54WBY8CMOhgob_dQ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"7.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"399.6727272727273\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_not_only_the_hand_writing_is_bad_some_characters_are_tattooed_backwards_and_they_make_no_sense\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">?!?!?!??!?!? not only the hand <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/writing\/\" title=\"View all posts in writing\">writing<\/a> is bad, some characters are tattooed backwards and they make no sense.<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FrfA9QUgof0x1qERKT0wae20i6Ta?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"88.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"772.85\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCrazy_Diarrhea%E2%80%9D_This_guy_must_have_digestion_problems\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #e33737;\">\u201cCrazy Diarrhea\u201d\u00a0 This guy must have digestion problems.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoODTedRGwhnR4FNWEOeH4t8zUkx?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"9.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC QR.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"630.2207130730051\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tattoos of Chinese characters can be really beautiful and artistic, some also can be meaningful 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