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Chinese (we think, but could be Japanese) symbol help.

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Helterskelter15 · 20/06/2020 22:17

Does anyone know if this is a Chinese symbol and if so, what does it mean? My DP has it but has absolutely no idea Confused

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Helterskelter15 · 20/06/2020 22:19

Sorry, picture would help Grin

Chinese (we think, but could be Japanese) symbol help.
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malmi · 20/06/2020 22:19

That's not Chinese or Japanese, it's 'confused face'

Cattiwampus · 20/06/2020 22:21

It looks Chinese.

Minniee · 20/06/2020 22:22

It's Chinese.

It says my tattoo artist thinks I'm an idiot.

Helterskelter15 · 20/06/2020 22:23

He’s clearly a moron.. we’ve discovered tonight that he has no idea. Completely ridiculous I know Grin

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Smellbellina · 20/06/2020 22:24

Strangely invested in knowing what it means!

exexpat · 20/06/2020 22:25

It's a character used in both Chinese and Japanese. In Japanese one pronunciation is 'yado', meaning inn or lodging. Another pronunciation is 'juku'.

Helterskelter15 · 20/06/2020 22:25

Smellbellina I think we all are Grin

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exexpat · 20/06/2020 22:25

This is why people should never get tattoos in languages they don't read...

flamingochill · 20/06/2020 22:26

What exexpat said.

FirstClassFlightHome · 20/06/2020 22:26

My DS speaks Japanese. He's still asleep (we're in Australia) but I'll ask him when he wakes up.

We insisted he take Japanese as an option. He complains all the time that it isn't useful. I'm looking forward to proving him wrong Grin.

blueshoes · 20/06/2020 22:27

In Chinese (Mandarin), there are various meanings and pronunciations: www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E5%AE%BF

flamingochill · 20/06/2020 22:27

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Helterskelter15 · 20/06/2020 22:28

Ladies, thank you so much. He’s now trying to contextualise ‘lodging’ as ‘spend the night with me’ which is also completely ridiculous. What a dick he is Grin

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ArriettyJones · 20/06/2020 22:30

So your OH has unknowingly being walking around tattooed with the word “hotel” (more or less)? 😂

ArriettyJones · 20/06/2020 22:31

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What did he think it said?

lootsharks · 20/06/2020 22:31

At least it's not TravelLodge

Helterskelter15 · 20/06/2020 22:33

Yes he has, for more than a decade Grin he thought it said something about home being where the heart is. I’m laughing lots this evening Grin

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exexpat · 20/06/2020 22:34

Does he even remember what he thought he was asking the tattoo artist for, or was he drunk at the time? I am wondering if they looked up life or live or something like that? That character is also used as part of one Japanese compound word meaning to live, but more in the sense of 'I live at number 15 xxx street' than the 'live life to the full' type sense.

1Morewineplease · 20/06/2020 22:36

So your DH has a Chinese tattoo but doesn’t know the meaning of it? Why would he?

Helterskelter15 · 20/06/2020 22:37

Apparently he doesn’t mind as it’s a ‘nice symbol anyway’ GrinGrin

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Smellbellina · 20/06/2020 22:49

Old lodge / home’s where the heart is, something got lost in translation but I can see a definite link!

Although I’ll be honest, I was hoping it would be something a bit more exciting.

PlanDeRaccordement · 20/06/2020 22:51

Meh, it goes both ways. Lots of Chinese people in China I see walking around with English sayings on their shirts and no idea what it means. Nonsense sayings too like
“Cat rules” and “Get Joker”

exexpat · 20/06/2020 23:07

At least you can take off a t-shirt...

Changednamesorry · 20/06/2020 23:16

Just showed it to my younger son's father (Japanese).

Apparently it means like a shitty hotel, motel type place 😂

He is pissing himself laughing and muttering to himself.

He says "why did her husband have that tattooed?!?!" and just keeps shaking his head and chuckling.

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