This is a collection of (largely perfectly correct) signs, posters and advertisements that struck me as quirky...
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The translator had a real challenge with this one. It's a pun on a children's clapping game where you have to say "change, change, change" - "bian, bian, bian". The sound "bian" is also a polite word for "excrement", as well as a word for "classify", so "Super changing excrement classification" becomes "Super bian bian bian". I have no idea how I would have tried to translate it into English more effectively than "Classify your feces!"... |
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I'm fairly sure this is what we'd call a "paperbark". The Chinese name means "white thousand layers", presumably a reference to the layers of "paperbark". I just enjoyed the fact that it's a punk tree. |
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"This shop uses Australian beef - please eat with confidence." |
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I've never been totally sure what it means to "jigger". Having seen this sign, I'm still not sure. |
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An ad for a laxative. The tagline is "Aren't you finished yet?!?!" |
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A poster from the Mass Rapid Transit system - "Strike back against sexual harassment". Click on the photo to take a closer look at the expression on the perpetrator's face. |
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Branding on some sort of plumbing equipment. I think it's supposed to be a blend of "ever" and "integrity". |
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What on earth is "Angel Cigar Fun"? |
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"Pimp 99 For Man" - I think this was a hairdressers. |
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This is a pun - it can either be read "I love to go on it" or "I've fallen in love with it." It's an ad for a bidet addition to your toilet. |
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"The driver of this bus has returned a normal alcohol test - please ride with confidence." Two issues with this: 1. the sign sits there all day, regardless of what bus turns up, and 2. it doesn't say our bus driver had a zero alcohol reading - just a normal one. |
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I don't recall the Chinese name - presumably it was something like "Fu Long Hotel". The English name they chose was "The Fullon Hotel." Hopefully it is the service that is "full on". |
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A sign at Jiufen. The literal reading of the sign is something like "Inserted house alley". It turns out that this is a tunnel / alleyway that twists and turns and goes underneath / between houses.
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